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 Safety Bay, accounting for 70.7% (4,462 people). This share was higher than Rockingham (C) (66.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 219 people and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Safety Bay - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Safety Bay in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Safety Bay, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
4,462
% of total
70.7%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
4,462
70.7%
-0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,227
% of total
19.4%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
1,227
19.4%
+1.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,710
% of total
27.1%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
1,710
27.1%
-0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
840
% of total
13.3%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
840
13.3%
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
685
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
685
10.9%
-0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,497
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
1,497
23.7%
+2.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
361
% of total
5.7%
Change from 2016
-2.0pp
361
5.7%
-2.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+61
-0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+105
+1.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-14
-0.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+8
-0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
-37
-0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+219
+2.9pp
Not Stated
-114
-2.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Safety Bay. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Rockingham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | % | Rockingham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 4,462 | 70.7% | 66.7% | 4,401 | 71.5% | 69.2% | +61 | -0.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,227 | 19.4% | 19.6% | 1,122 | 18.2% | 20.7% | +105 | +1.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,710 | 27.1% | 26.3% | 1,724 | 28.0% | 26.1% | -14 | -0.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 840 | 13.3% | 11.3% | 832 | 13.5% | 11.8% | +8 | -0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 685 | 10.9% | 9.4% | 722 | 11.7% | 10.7% | -37 | -0.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,497 | 23.7% | 26.4% | 1,278 | 20.8% | 21.5% | +219 | +2.9pp |
| Not Stated | 361 | 5.7% | 6.9% | 475 | 7.7% | 9.3% | -114 | -2.0pp |
| Total | 6,313 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,157 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +156 | 0.0pp |