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 Burradoo, accounting for 75.6% (1,869 people). This share was higher than Wingecarribee (A) (74.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 226 people and 2.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Burradoo - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Burradoo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wingecarribee (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Burradoo, with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,869
% of total
75.6%
Change from 2016
+2.9pp
1,869
75.6%
+2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
412
% of total
16.7%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
412
16.7%
-0.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
703
% of total
28.4%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
703
28.4%
+2.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
416
% of total
16.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
416
16.8%
+0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
338
% of total
13.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
338
13.7%
+0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
395
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
395
16.0%
-3.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
207
% of total
8.4%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
207
8.4%
+0.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+226
+2.9pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+16
-0.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+122
+2.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+48
+0.5pp
30 Hours Or More
+40
+0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-46
-3.5pp
Not Stated
+31
+0.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Burradoo. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wingecarribee (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | % | Wingecarribee (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,869 | 75.6% | 74.6% | 1,643 | 72.7% | 73.4% | +226 | +2.9pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 412 | 16.7% | 18.7% | 396 | 17.5% | 20.1% | +16 | -0.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 703 | 28.4% | 29.3% | 581 | 25.7% | 27.5% | +122 | +2.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 416 | 16.8% | 15.8% | 368 | 16.3% | 14.5% | +48 | +0.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 338 | 13.7% | 10.9% | 298 | 13.2% | 11.2% | +40 | +0.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 395 | 16.0% | 19.6% | 441 | 19.5% | 17.5% | -46 | -3.5pp |
| Not Stated | 207 | 8.4% | 5.8% | 176 | 7.8% | 9.2% | +31 | +0.6pp |
| Total | 2,472 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,261 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +211 | 0.0pp |