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 Banksia Grove, accounting for 66.4% (5,455 people). This share was similar to Wanneroo (C) (66.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 922 people and 7.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Banksia Grove - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Banksia Grove in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Banksia Grove, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
5,455
% of total
66.4%
Change from 2016
-4.7pp
5,455
66.4%
-4.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,827
% of total
22.2%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
1,827
22.2%
-1.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
2,183
% of total
26.6%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
2,183
26.6%
-1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
789
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
789
9.6%
-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
656
% of total
8.0%
Change from 2016
-1.1pp
656
8.0%
-1.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,388
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
+7.4pp
2,388
29.0%
+7.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
380
% of total
4.6%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
380
4.6%
-2.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+622
-4.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+198
-1.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+269
-1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+117
-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More
+38
-1.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+922
+7.4pp
Not Stated
-112
-2.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Banksia Grove. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | % | Wanneroo (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 5,455 | 66.4% | 66.5% | 4,833 | 71.1% | 69.6% | +622 | -4.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,827 | 22.2% | 21.1% | 1,629 | 24.0% | 22.9% | +198 | -1.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 2,183 | 26.6% | 26.3% | 1,914 | 28.2% | 26.3% | +269 | -1.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 789 | 9.6% | 10.8% | 672 | 9.9% | 11.1% | +117 | -0.3pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 656 | 8.0% | 8.4% | 618 | 9.1% | 9.2% | +38 | -1.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,388 | 29.0% | 28.1% | 1,466 | 21.6% | 22.8% | +922 | +7.4pp |
| Not Stated | 380 | 4.6% | 5.4% | 492 | 7.2% | 7.6% | -112 | -2.6pp |
| Total | 8,221 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6,793 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1,428 | 0.0pp |