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 Murtho, accounting for 72.2% (122 people). This share was higher than Renmark Paringa (DC) (66.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 22 people and 10.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Murtho - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Murtho in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Renmark Paringa (DC) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Murtho, with comparison markers for Renmark Paringa (DC).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
122
% of total
72.2%
Change from 2016
-6.1pp
122
72.2%
-6.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
36
% of total
21.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
36
21.3%
-0.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
49
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
49
29.0%
-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
26
% of total
15.4%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
26
15.4%
-3.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
11
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
11
6.5%
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
43
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
+10.2pp
43
25.4%
+10.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
14
% of total
8.3%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
14
8.3%
+0.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+14
-6.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+6
-0.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+8
-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
0
-3.4pp
30 Hours Or More
0
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+22
+10.2pp
Not Stated
+3
+0.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Murtho. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Renmark Paringa (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Renmark Paringa (DC)% | Count | % | Renmark Paringa (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 122 | 72.2% | 66.4% | 108 | 78.3% | 65.9% | +14 | -6.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 36 | 21.3% | 18.5% | 30 | 21.7% | 18.9% | +6 | -0.4pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 49 | 29.0% | 25.7% | 41 | 29.7% | 24.7% | +8 | -0.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 26 | 15.4% | 13.4% | 26 | 18.8% | 12.7% | 0 | -3.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 11 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 11 | 8.0% | 9.6% | 0 | -1.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 43 | 25.4% | 26.3% | 21 | 15.2% | 22.9% | +22 | +10.2pp |
| Not Stated | 14 | 8.3% | 7.3% | 11 | 8.0% | 11.2% | +3 | +0.3pp |
| Total | 169 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 138 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +31 | 0.0pp |