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Bay Street Activity Centre

Unpaid domestic work

In Bay Street Activity Centre 17% of the population over 15 did more than 14 hours of housework each week in 2021.

There has been increased interest in identifying, acknowledging and valuing the unpaid work that supports home and community life. The changing amount of time spent on unpaid housework in different Household Types and, particularly the distribution of this work within the household, can indicate the changing roles of males, females and older children in society. The level of unpaid domestic work in Bay Street Activity Centre may also be related to Household Income, as higher income households are able to outsource some of these tasks.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last week did the person spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their household?'

Unpaid domestic work
Bay Street Activity Centre - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2011 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work1,52870.376.41,14568.474.7+382
Less than 5 hours47021.623.340123.925.2+69
Between 5 and 14 hours69532.031.340924.427.0+286
Between 15 and 29 hours24211.114.119111.412.9+50
30 hours or more1215.67.71438.69.7-23
Did no unpaid domestic work50623.319.532819.618.2+177
Not stated1396.44.120112.07.1-62
Total persons aged 15+2,173100.0100.01,675100.0100.0+497
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the population in Bay Street Activity Centre in 2021 compared to the City of Bayside shows that there was a lower proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 17% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 21.8% for the City of Bayside.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Bay Street Activity Centre and the City of Bayside were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (23.3% compared to 19.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (70.3% compared to 76.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (11.1% compared to 14.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (5.6% compared to 7.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Bay Street Activity Centre, between 2011 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+382 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+286 persons)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+177 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (+69 persons)

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