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 Mount Burr, accounting for 63.5% (202 people). This share was lower than Wattle Range (DC) (69.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 25 people and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Mount Burr - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Mount Burr in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wattle Range (DC) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Burr, with comparison markers for Wattle Range (DC).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
202
% of total
63.5%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
202
63.5%
+2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
47
% of total
14.8%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
47
14.8%
+2.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
61
% of total
19.2%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
61
19.2%
-3.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
56
% of total
17.6%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
56
17.6%
+2.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
38
% of total
11.9%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
38
11.9%
+1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
74
% of total
23.3%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
74
23.3%
-1.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
42
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
42
13.2%
+0.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+25
+2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+11
+2.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-5
-3.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+11
+2.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+8
+1.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2
-1.4pp
Not Stated
+5
+0.5pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Mount Burr. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | % | Wattle Range (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 202 | 63.5% | 69.9% | 177 | 60.6% | 70.9% | +25 | +2.9pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 47 | 14.8% | 17.1% | 36 | 12.3% | 17.9% | +11 | +2.5pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 61 | 19.2% | 27.1% | 66 | 22.6% | 25.7% | -5 | -3.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 56 | 17.6% | 15.0% | 45 | 15.4% | 14.3% | +11 | +2.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 38 | 11.9% | 10.7% | 30 | 10.3% | 13.0% | +8 | +1.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 74 | 23.3% | 22.2% | 72 | 24.7% | 19.6% | +2 | -1.4pp |
| Not Stated | 42 | 13.2% | 7.9% | 37 | 12.7% | 9.5% | +5 | +0.5pp |
| Total | 318 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 292 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +26 | 0.0pp |