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 Raglan (Vic.), accounting for 70.3% (137 people). This share was higher than Pyrenees (S) (64.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 443 people and 5.9 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Raglan (Vic.) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Raglan (Vic.) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Pyrenees (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Raglan (Vic.), with comparison markers for Pyrenees (S).

Raglan (Vic.)
Pyrenees (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

137

% of total

70.3%

Change from 2016

-5.9pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

26

% of total

13.3%

Change from 2016

-8.6pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

49

% of total

25.1%

Change from 2016

-4.1pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

35

% of total

17.9%

Change from 2016

+4.4pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

27

% of total

13.8%

Change from 2016

+2.2pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

39

% of total

20.0%

Change from 2016

+5.2pp

Not Stated

2021 count

16

% of total

8.2%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Raglan (Vic.). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Pyrenees (S).

Unpaid domestic work for Raglan (Vic.). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Pyrenees (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Raglan (Vic.). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Pyrenees (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Pyrenees (S)%Count%Pyrenees (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work13770.3%64.7%58076.2%63.7%-443-5.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours2613.3%15.7%16721.9%15.7%-141-8.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours4925.1%24.4%22229.2%22.3%-173-4.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours3517.9%12.8%10313.5%12.5%-68+4.4pp
30 Hours Or More2713.8%11.7%8811.6%13.2%-61+2.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work3920.0%21.2%11314.8%19.1%-74+5.2pp
Not Stated168.2%13.9%658.5%17.3%-49-0.3pp
Total195100.0%100.0%761100.0%100.0%-5660.0pp