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 Narraloggan, accounting for 90.9% (20 people). This share was higher than York (S) (68.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which decreased by 33 people, while its share rose by 18.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Narraloggan - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Narraloggan in 2021 for persons, with comparison against York (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Narraloggan, with comparison markers for York (S).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
20
% of total
90.9%
Change from 2016
+18.3pp
20
90.9%
+18.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
9
% of total
40.9%
Change from 2016
+19.0pp
9
40.9%
+19.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
7
% of total
31.8%
Change from 2016
+12.6pp
7
31.8%
+12.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
4
% of total
18.2%
Change from 2016
+5.9pp
4
18.2%
+5.9pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-19.2pp
0
0.0%
-19.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
3
13.6%
+4.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-26.0pp
0
0.0%
-26.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-33
+18.3pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-7
+19.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-7
+12.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
-5
+5.9pp
30 Hours Or More
-14
-19.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
-4
+4.0pp
Not Stated
-19
-26.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Narraloggan. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with York (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | York (S)% | Count | % | York (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 20 | 90.9% | 68.6% | 53 | 72.6% | 68.3% | -33 | +18.3pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 9 | 40.9% | 16.3% | 16 | 21.9% | 15.0% | -7 | +19.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 7 | 31.8% | 24.1% | 14 | 19.2% | 25.1% | -7 | +12.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 4 | 18.2% | 14.3% | 9 | 12.3% | 13.2% | -5 | +5.9pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 0 | 0.0% | 13.8% | 14 | 19.2% | 15.0% | -14 | -19.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 3 | 13.6% | 21.8% | 7 | 9.6% | 18.2% | -4 | +4.0pp |
| Not Stated | 0 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 19 | 26.0% | 13.5% | -19 | -26.0pp |
| Total | 22 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 73 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -51 | 0.0pp |