Employment

Unpaid domestic work

About this topic

Unpaid domestic work measures how much time people aged 15 years and over spent doing housework for their household in the week before the Census. It helps show the distribution of unpaid labour that supports home and family life.

This topic is useful for understanding household roles, time pressures, and gender or life-stage differences in unpaid work. It is best read with household type, employment, and income, because the amount of unpaid domestic work can be shaped by family structure and the ability to outsource tasks.

Interpretation notes

  • The hours refer to unpaid domestic work done for the person's household in the week before the Census.
  • This topic does not measure childcare, disability care, or other unpaid help unless it falls within domestic work for the household.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in West Binnu, accounting for 66.7% (14 people). This share was higher than Northampton (S) (64.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 9 people and 28.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

West Binnu - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for West Binnu in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northampton (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for West Binnu, with comparison markers for Northampton (S).

West Binnu
Northampton (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

14

% of total

66.7%

Change from 2016

+28.2pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

4

% of total

19.0%

Change from 2016

+19.0pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

7

% of total

33.3%

Change from 2016

-5.2pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

3

% of total

14.3%

Change from 2016

+14.3pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

5

% of total

23.8%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

Not Stated

2021 count

5

% of total

23.8%

Change from 2016

+23.8pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for West Binnu. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).

Unpaid domestic work for West Binnu. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
Unpaid domestic work for West Binnu. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Northampton (S)%Count%Northampton (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work1466.7%64.6%538.5%69.0%+9+28.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours419.0%14.8%00.0%16.1%+4+19.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours733.3%22.5%538.5%24.5%+2-5.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours314.3%12.5%00.0%13.2%+3+14.3pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%14.7%00.0%15.2%00.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work523.8%20.9%323.1%16.9%+2+0.7pp
Not Stated523.8%14.5%00.0%14.1%+5+23.8pp
Total21100.0%100.0%13100.0%100.0%+80.0pp