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 Walkamin, accounting for 63.6% (279 people). This share was lower than Tablelands (R) (68%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 40 people and 7.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Walkamin - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Walkamin in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Tablelands (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Walkamin, with comparison markers for Tablelands (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
279
% of total
63.6%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
279
63.6%
-4.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
68
% of total
15.5%
Change from 2016
-5.7pp
68
15.5%
-5.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
91
% of total
20.7%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
91
20.7%
-1.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
55
% of total
12.5%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
55
12.5%
-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
65
% of total
14.8%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
65
14.8%
+3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
114
% of total
26.0%
Change from 2016
+7.1pp
114
26.0%
+7.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
37
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
37
8.4%
-4.1pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+12
-4.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-15
-5.7pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+3
-1.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+5
-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
+19
+3.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+40
+7.1pp
Not Stated
-12
-4.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Walkamin. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Tablelands (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Tablelands (R)% | Count | % | Tablelands (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 279 | 63.6% | 68.0% | 267 | 68.3% | 68.8% | +12 | -4.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 68 | 15.5% | 16.8% | 83 | 21.2% | 16.6% | -15 | -5.7pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 91 | 20.7% | 25.3% | 88 | 22.5% | 25.2% | +3 | -1.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 55 | 12.5% | 13.8% | 50 | 12.8% | 13.8% | +5 | -0.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 65 | 14.8% | 12.2% | 46 | 11.8% | 13.3% | +19 | +3.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 114 | 26.0% | 20.7% | 74 | 18.9% | 19.0% | +40 | +7.1pp |
| Not Stated | 37 | 8.4% | 11.3% | 49 | 12.5% | 12.2% | -12 | -4.1pp |
| Total | 439 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 391 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +48 | 0.0pp |