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 Tenterfield (A), accounting for 65.6% (3,844 people). This share was lower than Regional NSW (68.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 393 people and 5.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Tenterfield (A) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Tenterfield (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tenterfield (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,844
% of total
65.6%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
3,844
65.6%
-1.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
840
% of total
14.3%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
840
14.3%
-1.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,417
% of total
24.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
1,417
24.2%
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
839
% of total
14.3%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
839
14.3%
+0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
748
% of total
12.8%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
748
12.8%
-1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,377
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
+5.9pp
1,377
23.5%
+5.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
635
% of total
10.8%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
635
10.8%
-4.2pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+74
-1.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-66
-1.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+122
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+73
+0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
-55
-1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+393
+5.9pp
Not Stated
-206
-4.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Tenterfield (A). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,844 | 65.6% | 68.6% | 3,770 | 67.4% | 69.2% | +74 | -1.8pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 840 | 14.3% | 18.5% | 906 | 16.2% | 19.6% | -66 | -1.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,417 | 24.2% | 27.3% | 1,295 | 23.2% | 26.1% | +122 | +1.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 839 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 766 | 13.7% | 13.0% | +73 | +0.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 748 | 12.8% | 9.5% | 803 | 14.4% | 10.5% | -55 | -1.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,377 | 23.5% | 23.9% | 984 | 17.6% | 20.5% | +393 | +5.9pp |
| Not Stated | 635 | 10.8% | 7.5% | 841 | 15.0% | 10.2% | -206 | -4.2pp |
| Total | 5,856 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,591 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +265 | 0.0pp |