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.

Key insight

In 2021, not doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Koolyanobbing, accounting for 33.3% (31 people). This share was higher than Yilgarn (S) (29.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 12 people and 12.6 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Koolyanobbing - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Koolyanobbing in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Yilgarn (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Koolyanobbing, with comparison markers for Yilgarn (S).

Koolyanobbing
Yilgarn (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

16

% of total

17.2%

Change from 2016

-12.6pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

10

% of total

10.8%

Change from 2016

+3.4pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

3

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

-12.8pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

3

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-3.2pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

31

% of total

33.3%

Change from 2016

-7.1pp

Not Stated

2021 count

43

% of total

46.2%

Change from 2016

+17.5pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Koolyanobbing. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).

Unpaid domestic work for Koolyanobbing. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Koolyanobbing. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Yilgarn (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Yilgarn (S)%Count%Yilgarn (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work1617.2%50.8%2829.8%58.0%-12-12.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours1010.8%14.3%77.4%18.0%+3+3.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours33.2%19.1%1516.0%20.5%-12-12.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours33.2%9.8%33.2%9.2%00.0pp
30 Hours Or More00.0%7.7%33.2%10.4%-3-3.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work3133.3%29.1%3840.4%25.5%-7-7.1pp
Not Stated4346.2%20.5%2728.7%17.1%+16+17.5pp
Total93100.0%100.0%94100.0%100.0%-10.0pp