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 Barnawartha North, accounting for 64.7% (101 people). This share was lower than Wodonga (C) (68.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 24 people and 13.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Barnawartha North - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Barnawartha North in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wodonga (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Barnawartha North, with comparison markers for Wodonga (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
101
% of total
64.7%
Change from 2016
-13.5pp
101
64.7%
-13.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
32
% of total
20.5%
Change from 2016
-5.8pp
32
20.5%
-5.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
41
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
41
26.3%
-0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
14
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
-1.5pp
14
9.0%
-1.5pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
14
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
-5.3pp
14
9.0%
-5.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
42
% of total
26.9%
Change from 2016
+13.4pp
42
26.9%
+13.4pp
Not Stated
2021 count
15
% of total
9.6%
Change from 2016
-0.9pp
15
9.6%
-0.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-3
-13.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-3
-5.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+5
-0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
0
-1.5pp
30 Hours Or More
-5
-5.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+24
+13.4pp
Not Stated
+1
-0.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Barnawartha North. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wodonga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | % | Wodonga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 101 | 64.7% | 68.8% | 104 | 78.2% | 70.5% | -3 | -13.5pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 32 | 20.5% | 19.9% | 35 | 26.3% | 21.6% | -3 | -5.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 41 | 26.3% | 27.8% | 36 | 27.1% | 27.7% | +5 | -0.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 14 | 9.0% | 12.5% | 14 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 0 | -1.5pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 14 | 9.0% | 8.6% | 19 | 14.3% | 9.3% | -5 | -5.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 42 | 26.9% | 25.6% | 18 | 13.5% | 20.9% | +24 | +13.4pp |
| Not Stated | 15 | 9.6% | 5.5% | 14 | 10.5% | 8.6% | +1 | -0.9pp |
| Total | 156 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 133 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |