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.
Related topics
Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Randwick (C), accounting for 69.4% (78,796 people). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (65.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which decreased by 6,629 people and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Randwick (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Randwick (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Randwick (C), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
78,796
% of total
69.4%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
78,796
69.4%
+4.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
25,978
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
25,978
22.9%
-4.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
33,196
% of total
29.2%
Change from 2016
+5.0pp
33,196
29.2%
+5.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
12,599
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
+2.6pp
12,599
11.1%
+2.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
7,023
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
7,023
6.2%
+0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
26,864
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
26,864
23.7%
-0.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
7,918
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
7,918
7.0%
-3.1pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+470
+4.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-6,629
-4.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+4,187
+5.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2,455
+2.6pp
30 Hours Or More
+457
+0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-2,438
-0.8pp
Not Stated
-4,155
-3.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Randwick (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 | 78,796 | 69.4% | 65.5% | 78,326 | 65.4% | 67.0% | +470 | +4.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 25,978 | 22.9% | 19.0% | 32,607 | 27.2% | 23.8% | -6,629 | -4.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 33,196 | 29.2% | 26.1% | 29,009 | 24.2% | 24.6% | +4,187 | +5.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 12,599 | 11.1% | 11.8% | 10,144 | 8.5% | 10.4% | +2,455 | +2.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 7,023 | 6.2% | 8.6% | 6,566 | 5.5% | 8.1% | +457 | +0.7pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 26,864 | 23.7% | 28.5% | 29,302 | 24.5% | 25.2% | -2,438 | -0.8pp |
| Not Stated | 7,918 | 7.0% | 6.1% | 12,073 | 10.1% | 7.8% | -4,155 | -3.1pp |
| Total | 113,579 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 119,698 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -6,119 | 0.0pp |