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 Clifton Hill, accounting for 82.5% (4,585 people). This share was higher than Yarra (C) (76.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in between 5 And 14 Hours, which increased by 485 people and 7.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Clifton Hill - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Clifton Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Yarra (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Clifton Hill, with comparison markers for Yarra (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
4,585
% of total
82.5%
Change from 2016
+3.4pp
4,585
82.5%
+3.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,413
% of total
25.4%
Change from 2016
-7.2pp
1,413
25.4%
-7.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
2,141
% of total
38.5%
Change from 2016
+7.3pp
2,141
38.5%
+7.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
721
% of total
13.0%
Change from 2016
+3.0pp
721
13.0%
+3.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
310
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
310
5.6%
+0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
783
% of total
14.1%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
783
14.1%
+1.7pp
Not Stated
2021 count
182
% of total
3.3%
Change from 2016
-5.4pp
182
3.3%
-5.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+395
+3.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-314
-7.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+485
+7.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+191
+3.0pp
30 Hours Or More
+33
+0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+127
+1.7pp
Not Stated
-279
-5.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Clifton Hill. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yarra (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Yarra (C)% | Count | % | Yarra (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 4,585 | 82.5% | 76.2% | 4,190 | 79.1% | 73.4% | +395 | +3.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,413 | 25.4% | 27.3% | 1,727 | 32.6% | 34.7% | -314 | -7.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 2,141 | 38.5% | 35.3% | 1,656 | 31.2% | 27.6% | +485 | +7.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 721 | 13.0% | 9.4% | 530 | 10.0% | 7.3% | +191 | +3.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 310 | 5.6% | 4.2% | 277 | 5.2% | 3.8% | +33 | +0.4pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 783 | 14.1% | 18.1% | 656 | 12.4% | 16.2% | +127 | +1.7pp |
| Not Stated | 182 | 3.3% | 5.7% | 461 | 8.7% | 10.4% | -279 | -5.4pp |
| Total | 5,556 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,300 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +256 | 0.0pp |