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 Severnlea, accounting for 70.7% (217 people). This share was higher than Southern Downs (R) (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 21 people and 5.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Severnlea - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Severnlea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Southern Downs (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Severnlea, with comparison markers for Southern Downs (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
217
% of total
70.7%
Change from 2016
-5.8pp
217
70.7%
-5.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
53
% of total
17.3%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
53
17.3%
+2.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
70
% of total
22.8%
Change from 2016
-6.1pp
70
22.8%
-6.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
60
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
60
19.5%
-1.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
34
% of total
11.1%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
34
11.1%
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
65
% of total
21.2%
Change from 2016
+5.3pp
65
21.2%
+5.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
31
% of total
10.1%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
31
10.1%
+1.1pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+5
-5.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+13
+2.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-10
-6.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+3
-1.1pp
30 Hours Or More
-1
-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+21
+5.3pp
Not Stated
+6
+1.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Severnlea. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Southern Downs (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Southern Downs (R)% | Count | % | Southern Downs (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 217 | 70.7% | 68.5% | 212 | 76.5% | 70.2% | +5 | -5.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 53 | 17.3% | 17.6% | 40 | 14.4% | 17.5% | +13 | +2.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 70 | 22.8% | 25.6% | 80 | 28.9% | 25.4% | -10 | -6.1pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 60 | 19.5% | 13.9% | 57 | 20.6% | 14.0% | +3 | -1.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 34 | 11.1% | 11.5% | 35 | 12.6% | 13.4% | -1 | -1.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 65 | 21.2% | 22.8% | 44 | 15.9% | 20.3% | +21 | +5.3pp |
| Not Stated | 31 | 10.1% | 8.7% | 25 | 9.0% | 9.5% | +6 | +1.1pp |
| Total | 307 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 277 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +30 | 0.0pp |