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 Point Cook, accounting for 66.2% (32,082 people). This share was higher than Wyndham (C) (60.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 6,157 people, while its share fell by 6 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Point Cook - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Point Cook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Point Cook, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
32,082
% of total
66.2%
Change from 2016
-6.0pp
32,082
66.2%
-6.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
8,850
% of total
18.3%
Change from 2016
-5.1pp
8,850
18.3%
-5.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
12,750
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
12,750
26.3%
-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
5,898
% of total
12.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
5,898
12.2%
+0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
4,584
% of total
9.5%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
4,584
9.5%
-0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
13,850
% of total
28.6%
Change from 2016
+6.5pp
13,850
28.6%
+6.5pp
Not Stated
2021 count
2,547
% of total
5.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
2,547
5.3%
-0.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+6,157
-6.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+453
-5.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+3,061
-0.7pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,669
+0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
+974
-0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+5,896
+6.5pp
Not Stated
+503
-0.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Point Cook. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wyndham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | % | Wyndham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 32,082 | 66.2% | 60.3% | 25,925 | 72.2% | 66.7% | +6,157 | -6.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 8,850 | 18.3% | 17.0% | 8,397 | 23.4% | 21.6% | +453 | -5.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 12,750 | 26.3% | 23.4% | 9,689 | 27.0% | 24.7% | +3,061 | -0.7pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 5,898 | 12.2% | 10.8% | 4,229 | 11.8% | 10.7% | +1,669 | +0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 4,584 | 9.5% | 9.1% | 3,610 | 10.0% | 9.7% | +974 | -0.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 13,850 | 28.6% | 32.6% | 7,954 | 22.1% | 25.5% | +5,896 | +6.5pp |
| Not Stated | 2,547 | 5.3% | 7.1% | 2,044 | 5.7% | 7.8% | +503 | -0.4pp |
| Total | 48,481 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 35,920 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +12,561 | 0.0pp |