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 South Burnett (R), accounting for 64.7% (17,701 people). This share was lower than Regional Qld (67.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 1,324 people and 3.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
South Burnett (R) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for South Burnett (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for South Burnett (R), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
17,701
% of total
64.7%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
17,701
64.7%
-2.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
4,403
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
4,403
16.1%
-0.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
6,577
% of total
24.0%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
6,577
24.0%
+0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
3,473
% of total
12.7%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
3,473
12.7%
-0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
3,248
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
3,248
11.9%
-1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
6,852
% of total
25.0%
Change from 2016
+3.8pp
6,852
25.0%
+3.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
2,817
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
2,817
10.3%
-1.1pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+142
-2.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+58
-0.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+394
+0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-30
-0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
-280
-1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+1,324
+3.8pp
Not Stated
-147
-1.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for South Burnett (R). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 17,701 | 64.7% | 67.1% | 17,559 | 67.4% | 69.3% | +142 | -2.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 4,403 | 16.1% | 19.3% | 4,345 | 16.7% | 20.9% | +58 | -0.6pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 6,577 | 24.0% | 26.7% | 6,183 | 23.7% | 26.3% | +394 | +0.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 3,473 | 12.7% | 12.1% | 3,503 | 13.4% | 12.2% | -30 | -0.7pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 3,248 | 11.9% | 9.0% | 3,528 | 13.5% | 10.0% | -280 | -1.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 6,852 | 25.0% | 24.3% | 5,528 | 21.2% | 20.2% | +1,324 | +3.8pp |
| Not Stated | 2,817 | 10.3% | 8.6% | 2,964 | 11.4% | 10.4% | -147 | -1.1pp |
| Total | 27,370 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 26,054 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,316 | 0.0pp |