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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Penrith (C), accounting for 65.3% (111,982 people). This share was lower than Greater Sydney (65.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 11,119 people and 4.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Penrith (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Penrith (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Penrith (C), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
111,982
% of total
65.3%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
111,982
65.3%
-3.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
31,564
% of total
18.4%
Change from 2016
-3.9pp
31,564
18.4%
-3.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
43,885
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
43,885
25.6%
-0.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
20,000
% of total
11.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
20,000
11.7%
+0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
16,533
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
16,533
9.6%
+0.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
47,423
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
47,423
27.6%
+4.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
12,149
% of total
7.1%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
12,149
7.1%
-1.1pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+6,152
-3.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-3,003
-3.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+4,030
-0.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2,972
+0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
+2,153
+0.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+11,119
+4.1pp
Not Stated
-501
-1.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Penrith (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Sydney.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 111,982 | 65.3% | 65.5% | 105,830 | 68.4% | 67.0% | +6,152 | -3.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 31,564 | 18.4% | 19.0% | 34,567 | 22.3% | 23.8% | -3,003 | -3.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 43,885 | 25.6% | 26.1% | 39,855 | 25.8% | 24.6% | +4,030 | -0.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 20,000 | 11.7% | 11.8% | 17,028 | 11.0% | 10.4% | +2,972 | +0.7pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 16,533 | 9.6% | 8.6% | 14,380 | 9.3% | 8.1% | +2,153 | +0.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 47,423 | 27.6% | 28.5% | 36,304 | 23.5% | 25.2% | +11,119 | +4.1pp |
| Not Stated | 12,149 | 7.1% | 6.1% | 12,650 | 8.2% | 7.8% | -501 | -1.1pp |
| Total | 171,550 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 154,775 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +16,775 | 0.0pp |