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 Baking Board, accounting for 68.3% (56 people). This share was higher than Western Downs (R) (64.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 9 people and 10.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Baking Board - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Baking Board in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Western Downs (R) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Baking Board, with comparison markers for Western Downs (R).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
56
% of total
68.3%
Change from 2016
+5.3pp
56
68.3%
+5.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
13
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
13
15.9%
-5.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
19
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
19
23.2%
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
9
% of total
11.0%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
9
11.0%
+2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
15
% of total
18.3%
Change from 2016
+7.2pp
15
18.3%
+7.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
20
% of total
24.4%
Change from 2016
+10.8pp
20
24.4%
+10.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
16
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
16
19.5%
-5.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+5
+5.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-4
-5.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+1
+1.0pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2
+2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+6
+7.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+9
+10.8pp
Not Stated
-4
-5.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Baking Board. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Western Downs (R).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Western Downs (R)% | Count | % | Western Downs (R)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 56 | 68.3% | 64.3% | 51 | 63.0% | 66.5% | +5 | +5.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 13 | 15.9% | 18.0% | 17 | 21.0% | 18.9% | -4 | -5.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 19 | 23.2% | 24.2% | 18 | 22.2% | 23.9% | +1 | +1.0pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 9 | 11.0% | 11.5% | 7 | 8.6% | 11.9% | +2 | +2.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 15 | 18.3% | 10.6% | 9 | 11.1% | 11.9% | +6 | +7.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 20 | 24.4% | 24.5% | 11 | 13.6% | 19.3% | +9 | +10.8pp |
| Not Stated | 16 | 19.5% | 11.2% | 20 | 24.7% | 14.2% | -4 | -5.2pp |
| Total | 82 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 81 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +1 | 0.0pp |