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 Mill Park, accounting for 62.3% (15,119 people). This share was higher than Whittlesea (C) (60.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 15,071 people, while its share fell by 12.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Mill Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Mill Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Whittlesea (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mill Park, with comparison markers for Whittlesea (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
15,119
% of total
62.3%
Change from 2016
-12.7pp
15,119
62.3%
-12.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
4,720
% of total
19.4%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
4,720
19.4%
-0.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
5,763
% of total
23.7%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
5,763
23.7%
-1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
2,522
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
2,522
10.4%
-5.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
2,114
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
2,114
8.7%
-5.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
8,085
% of total
33.3%
Change from 2016
+14.5pp
8,085
33.3%
+14.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
1,072
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
1,072
4.4%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+15,071
-12.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+4,707
-0.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+5,747
-1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+2,512
-5.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+2,105
-5.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+8,073
+14.5pp
Not Stated
+1,067
-3.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Mill Park. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Whittlesea (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Whittlesea (C)% | Count | % | Whittlesea (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 15,119 | 62.3% | 60.2% | 48 | 75.0% | 63.6% | +15,071 | -12.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 4,720 | 19.4% | 18.0% | 13 | 20.3% | 21.6% | +4,707 | -0.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 5,763 | 23.7% | 23.1% | 16 | 25.0% | 23.1% | +5,747 | -1.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 2,522 | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10 | 15.6% | 10.0% | +2,512 | -5.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 2,114 | 8.7% | 8.8% | 9 | 14.1% | 8.9% | +2,105 | -5.4pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 8,085 | 33.3% | 34.4% | 12 | 18.8% | 29.2% | +8,073 | +14.5pp |
| Not Stated | 1,072 | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5 | 7.8% | 7.2% | +1,067 | -3.4pp |
| Total | 24,271 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 64 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +24,207 | 0.0pp |