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 Stirling (C), accounting for 68.5% (128,812 people). This share was similar to Greater Perth (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 10,401 people and 4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Stirling (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Stirling (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Stirling (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
128,812
% of total
68.5%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
128,812
68.5%
-1.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
42,460
% of total
22.6%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
42,460
22.6%
-2.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
52,416
% of total
27.9%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
52,416
27.9%
+1.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
20,238
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
20,238
10.8%
+0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
13,698
% of total
7.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
13,698
7.3%
-0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
48,741
% of total
25.9%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
48,741
25.9%
+4.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
10,550
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
10,550
5.6%
-2.6pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+6,718
-1.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-1,118
-2.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+6,195
+1.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,891
+0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
-250
-0.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+10,401
+4.0pp
Not Stated
-3,826
-2.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Stirling (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Perth.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | % | Greater Perth% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 128,812 | 68.5% | 68.5% | 122,094 | 69.8% | 70.2% | +6,718 | -1.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 42,460 | 22.6% | 21.4% | 43,578 | 24.9% | 23.3% | -1,118 | -2.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 52,416 | 27.9% | 27.4% | 46,221 | 26.4% | 26.5% | +6,195 | +1.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 20,238 | 10.8% | 11.3% | 18,347 | 10.5% | 11.3% | +1,891 | +0.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 13,698 | 7.3% | 8.4% | 13,948 | 8.0% | 9.1% | -250 | -0.7pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 48,741 | 25.9% | 25.5% | 38,340 | 21.9% | 21.5% | +10,401 | +4.0pp |
| Not Stated | 10,550 | 5.6% | 6.0% | 14,376 | 8.2% | 8.3% | -3,826 | -2.6pp |
| Total | 188,101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 174,807 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +13,294 | 0.0pp |