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 Shark Bay (S), accounting for 61.3% (527 people). This share was lower than Regional WA (66.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 61 people and 5.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Shark Bay (S) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Shark Bay (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Shark Bay (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
527
% of total
61.3%
Change from 2016
-7.6pp
527
61.3%
-7.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
141
% of total
16.4%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
141
16.4%
-1.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
202
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
-3.0pp
202
23.5%
-3.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
88
% of total
10.2%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
88
10.2%
-2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
96
% of total
11.2%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
96
11.2%
-0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
197
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
+5.4pp
197
22.9%
+5.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
137
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
137
15.9%
+1.4pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-9
-7.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+2
-1.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-4
-3.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-10
-2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+3
-0.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+61
+5.4pp
Not Stated
+24
+1.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Shark Bay (S). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional WA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | % | Regional WA% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 527 | 61.3% | 66.3% | 536 | 68.9% | 67.1% | -9 | -7.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 141 | 16.4% | 18.5% | 139 | 17.9% | 19.3% | +2 | -1.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 202 | 23.5% | 26.0% | 206 | 26.5% | 25.0% | -4 | -3.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 88 | 10.2% | 11.9% | 98 | 12.6% | 12.0% | -10 | -2.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 96 | 11.2% | 9.8% | 93 | 12.0% | 10.9% | +3 | -0.8pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 197 | 22.9% | 22.1% | 136 | 17.5% | 20.0% | +61 | +5.4pp |
| Not Stated | 137 | 15.9% | 11.6% | 113 | 14.5% | 12.9% | +24 | +1.4pp |
| Total | 860 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 778 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +82 | 0.0pp |