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 Rockingham (C), accounting for 66.7% (70,829 people). This share was lower than Greater Perth (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 7,144 people and 4.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Rockingham (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Rockingham (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Rockingham (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
70,829
% of total
66.7%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
70,829
66.7%
-2.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
20,833
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
20,833
19.6%
-1.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
27,961
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
27,961
26.3%
+0.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
12,048
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
12,048
11.3%
-0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
9,987
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
9,987
9.4%
-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
28,055
% of total
26.4%
Change from 2016
+4.9pp
28,055
26.4%
+4.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
7,364
% of total
6.9%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
7,364
6.9%
-2.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+3,563
-2.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+757
-1.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+2,628
+0.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+544
-0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
-366
-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+7,144
+4.9pp
Not Stated
-1,663
-2.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Rockingham (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 70,829 | 66.7% | 68.5% | 67,266 | 69.2% | 70.2% | +3,563 | -2.5pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 20,833 | 19.6% | 21.4% | 20,076 | 20.7% | 23.3% | +757 | -1.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 27,961 | 26.3% | 27.4% | 25,333 | 26.1% | 26.5% | +2,628 | +0.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 12,048 | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11,504 | 11.8% | 11.3% | +544 | -0.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 9,987 | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10,353 | 10.7% | 9.1% | -366 | -1.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 28,055 | 26.4% | 25.5% | 20,911 | 21.5% | 21.5% | +7,144 | +4.9pp |
| Not Stated | 7,364 | 6.9% | 6.0% | 9,027 | 9.3% | 8.3% | -1,663 | -2.4pp |
| Total | 106,248 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97,197 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +9,051 | 0.0pp |