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 Arding, accounting for 83.6% (133 people). This share was higher than Uralla (A) (72.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 123 people, while its share rose by 27.6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Arding - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Arding in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Uralla (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Arding, with comparison markers for Uralla (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
133
% of total
83.6%
Change from 2016
+27.6pp
133
83.6%
+27.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
46
% of total
28.9%
Change from 2016
+14.5pp
46
28.9%
+14.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
40
% of total
25.2%
Change from 2016
+5.9pp
40
25.2%
+5.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
22
% of total
13.8%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
22
13.8%
+3.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
25
% of total
15.7%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
25
15.7%
+4.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
17
% of total
10.7%
Change from 2016
-15.1pp
17
10.7%
-15.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
13
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
-10.4pp
13
8.2%
-10.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-123
+27.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-20
+14.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-48
+5.9pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-27
+3.1pp
30 Hours Or More
-28
+4.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-101
-15.1pp
Not Stated
-72
-10.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Arding. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Uralla (A)% | Count | % | Uralla (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 133 | 83.6% | 72.6% | 256 | 56.0% | 73.5% | -123 | +27.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 46 | 28.9% | 18.1% | 66 | 14.4% | 18.7% | -20 | +14.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 40 | 25.2% | 27.8% | 88 | 19.3% | 28.7% | -48 | +5.9pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 22 | 13.8% | 15.5% | 49 | 10.7% | 14.2% | -27 | +3.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 25 | 15.7% | 11.2% | 53 | 11.6% | 11.9% | -28 | +4.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 17 | 10.7% | 20.1% | 118 | 25.8% | 16.6% | -101 | -15.1pp |
| Not Stated | 13 | 8.2% | 7.2% | 85 | 18.6% | 9.9% | -72 | -10.4pp |
| Total | 159 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 457 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -298 | 0.0pp |