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 Singleton (WA), accounting for 73.3% (2,231 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 156 people and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Singleton (WA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Singleton (WA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Rockingham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Singleton (WA), with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,231
% of total
73.3%
Change from 2016
-1.7pp
2,231
73.3%
-1.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
644
% of total
21.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
644
21.2%
-0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
880
% of total
28.9%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
880
28.9%
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
410
% of total
13.5%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
410
13.5%
+0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
297
% of total
9.8%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
297
9.8%
-3.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
672
% of total
22.1%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
672
22.1%
+3.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
139
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
139
4.6%
-1.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+150
-1.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+53
-0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+123
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+41
+0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
-67
-3.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+156
+3.5pp
Not Stated
-40
-1.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Singleton (WA). 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 | 2,231 | 73.3% | 66.7% | 2,081 | 75.0% | 69.2% | +150 | -1.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 644 | 21.2% | 19.6% | 591 | 21.3% | 20.7% | +53 | -0.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 880 | 28.9% | 26.3% | 757 | 27.3% | 26.1% | +123 | +1.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 410 | 13.5% | 11.3% | 369 | 13.3% | 11.8% | +41 | +0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 297 | 9.8% | 9.4% | 364 | 13.1% | 10.7% | -67 | -3.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 672 | 22.1% | 26.4% | 516 | 18.6% | 21.5% | +156 | +3.5pp |
| Not Stated | 139 | 4.6% | 6.9% | 179 | 6.5% | 9.3% | -40 | -1.9pp |
| Total | 3,042 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,775 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +267 | 0.0pp |