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Cheltenham

Unpaid domestic work

In Cheltenham 29% of the female 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 Cheltenham 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
Cheltenham - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Bayside %Number%City of Bayside %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work1,34981.978.51,13082.878.3+218
Less than 5 hours28517.317.025318.518.6+32
Between 5 and 14 hours58435.430.542831.428.4+156
Between 15 and 29 hours30018.219.124317.818.4+56
30 hours or more18010.911.920515.012.9-26
Did no unpaid domestic work24915.117.217913.115.0+70
Not stated503.04.2554.16.8-6
Total persons aged 15+1,648100.0100.01,365100.0100.0+282
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the female population in Cheltenham in 2021 compared to the City of Bayside shows that there was a lower proportion of females who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 29% of the female population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 31.0% for the City of Bayside.

The major differences between the share of the female population performing unpaid domestic work in Cheltenham and the City of Bayside were:

  • A larger percentage of females who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (35.4% compared to 30.5%)
  • A larger percentage of females who did unpaid domestic work (total) (81.9% compared to 78.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did no unpaid domestic work (15.1% compared to 17.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (10.9% compared to 11.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of females performing unpaid domestic work in Cheltenham, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+218 females)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+156 females)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+70 females)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+56 females)

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