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, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Malebelling, accounting for 84.8% (28 people). This share was higher than York (S) (68.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 68 people, while its share rose by 12.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Malebelling - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Malebelling, with comparison markers for York (S).

Malebelling
York (S)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

28

% of total

84.8%

Change from 2016

+12.1pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

12

% of total

36.4%

Change from 2016

+17.5pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

11

% of total

33.3%

Change from 2016

+12.1pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-15.9pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

5

% of total

15.2%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

7

% of total

21.2%

Change from 2016

+4.5pp

Not Stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-15.2pp

Data table

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

Unpaid domestic work for Malebelling. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with York (S).
Unpaid domestic work for Malebelling. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with York (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%York (S)%Count%York (S)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work2884.8%68.6%9672.7%68.3%-68+12.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours1236.4%16.3%2518.9%15.0%-13+17.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1133.3%24.1%2821.2%25.1%-17+12.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours00.0%14.3%2115.9%13.2%-21-15.9pp
30 Hours Or More515.2%13.8%2216.7%15.0%-17-1.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work721.2%21.8%2216.7%18.2%-15+4.5pp
Not Stated00.0%9.6%2015.2%13.5%-20-15.2pp
Total33100.0%100.0%132100.0%100.0%-990.0pp