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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Pozieres, accounting for 65.9% (114 people). This share was lower than Southern Downs (R) (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 9 people, while its share fell by 0.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Pozieres - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Pozieres in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Southern Downs (R) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Pozieres, with comparison markers for Southern Downs (R).

Pozieres
Southern Downs (R)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

114

% of total

65.9%

Change from 2016

-12.6pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

24

% of total

13.9%

Change from 2016

-8.3pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

41

% of total

23.7%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

26

% of total

15.0%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

23

% of total

13.3%

Change from 2016

-3.0pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

42

% of total

24.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

Not Stated

2021 count

25

% of total

14.5%

Change from 2016

+11.5pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Pozieres. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).

Unpaid domestic work for Pozieres. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Unpaid domestic work for Pozieres. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
Category20212016Change
Count%Southern Downs (R)%Count%Southern Downs (R)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work11465.9%68.5%10678.5%70.2%+8-12.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours2413.9%17.6%3022.2%17.5%-6-8.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours4123.7%25.6%3324.4%25.4%+8-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours2615.0%13.9%2115.6%14.0%+5-0.6pp
30 Hours Or More2313.3%11.5%2216.3%13.4%+1-3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work4224.3%22.8%3324.4%20.3%+9-0.1pp
Not Stated2514.5%8.7%43.0%9.5%+21+11.5pp
Total173100.0%100.0%135100.0%100.0%+380.0pp