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 New Berrima, accounting for 72.1% (344 people). This share was lower than Wingecarribee (A) (74.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 33 people and 6.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
New Berrima - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for New Berrima in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wingecarribee (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for New Berrima, with comparison markers for Wingecarribee (A).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
344
% of total
72.1%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
344
72.1%
+0.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
94
% of total
19.7%
Change from 2016
-6.3pp
94
19.7%
-6.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
118
% of total
24.7%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
118
24.7%
+0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
78
% of total
16.4%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
78
16.4%
+3.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
54
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
+2.7pp
54
11.3%
+2.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
102
% of total
21.4%
Change from 2016
+6.2pp
102
21.4%
+6.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
39
% of total
8.2%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
39
8.2%
-3.7pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+18
+0.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-24
-6.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+7
+0.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+20
+3.6pp
30 Hours Or More
+15
+2.7pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+33
+6.2pp
Not Stated
-15
-3.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for New Berrima. 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 | 344 | 72.1% | 74.6% | 326 | 71.8% | 73.4% | +18 | +0.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 94 | 19.7% | 18.7% | 118 | 26.0% | 20.1% | -24 | -6.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 118 | 24.7% | 29.3% | 111 | 24.4% | 27.5% | +7 | +0.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 78 | 16.4% | 15.8% | 58 | 12.8% | 14.5% | +20 | +3.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 54 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 39 | 8.6% | 11.2% | +15 | +2.7pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 102 | 21.4% | 19.6% | 69 | 15.2% | 17.5% | +33 | +6.2pp |
| Not Stated | 39 | 8.2% | 5.8% | 54 | 11.9% | 9.2% | -15 | -3.7pp |
| Total | 477 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 454 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |