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 Swan (C), accounting for 65.5% (78,384 people). This share was lower than Greater Perth (68.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 10,474 people and 6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Swan (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Swan (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Perth and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Swan (C), with comparison markers for Greater Perth.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
78,384
% of total
65.5%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
78,384
65.5%
-3.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
24,506
% of total
20.5%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
24,506
20.5%
-1.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
30,995
% of total
25.9%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
30,995
25.9%
+0.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
12,448
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
12,448
10.4%
-0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
10,435
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
10,435
8.7%
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
34,087
% of total
28.5%
Change from 2016
+6.0pp
34,087
28.5%
+6.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
7,283
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
7,283
6.1%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+6,263
-3.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+971
-1.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+3,951
+0.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+959
-0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
+382
-0.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+10,474
+6.0pp
Not Stated
-1,848
-2.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Swan (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 | 78,384 | 65.5% | 68.5% | 72,121 | 68.8% | 70.2% | +6,263 | -3.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 24,506 | 20.5% | 21.4% | 23,535 | 22.4% | 23.3% | +971 | -1.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 30,995 | 25.9% | 27.4% | 27,044 | 25.8% | 26.5% | +3,951 | +0.1pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 12,448 | 10.4% | 11.3% | 11,489 | 11.0% | 11.3% | +959 | -0.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 10,435 | 8.7% | 8.4% | 10,053 | 9.6% | 9.1% | +382 | -0.9pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 34,087 | 28.5% | 25.5% | 23,613 | 22.5% | 21.5% | +10,474 | +6.0pp |
| Not Stated | 7,283 | 6.1% | 6.0% | 9,131 | 8.7% | 8.3% | -1,848 | -2.6pp |
| Total | 119,743 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 104,850 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +14,893 | 0.0pp |