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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Tenandra, accounting for 63.5% (33 people). This share was higher than Warren (A) (61.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 33 people and 63.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Tenandra - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Tenandra in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Warren (A) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Tenandra, with comparison markers for Warren (A).

Tenandra
Warren (A)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

33

% of total

63.5%

Change from 2016

+63.5pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

11

% of total

21.2%

Change from 2016

+21.2pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

13

% of total

25.0%

Change from 2016

+25.0pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

6

% of total

11.5%

Change from 2016

+11.5pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

3

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

+5.8pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

4

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

+7.7pp

Not Stated

2021 count

6

% of total

11.5%

Change from 2016

-45.6pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Tenandra. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).

Unpaid domestic work for Tenandra. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).
Unpaid domestic work for Tenandra. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Warren (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Warren (A)%Count%Warren (A)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work3363.5%61.9%00.0%62.7%+33+63.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours1121.2%18.5%00.0%17.0%+11+21.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1325.0%24.3%00.0%25.4%+13+25.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours611.5%10.2%00.0%10.8%+6+11.5pp
30 Hours Or More35.8%8.8%00.0%9.4%+3+5.8pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work47.7%25.3%00.0%23.3%+4+7.7pp
Not Stated611.5%12.8%457.1%14.2%+2-45.6pp
Total52100.0%100.0%7100.0%100.0%+450.0pp