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Quakers Hill

Unpaid domestic work

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In Quakers Hill 14% of the male 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 Quakers Hill 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
Quakers Hill - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Dharruk %Number%Dharruk %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work6,90062.945.56,61266.251.1+288
Less than 5 hours2,47622.615.03,07630.822.4-600
Between 5 and 14 hours2,93626.819.02,63826.418.6+297
Between 15 and 29 hours9959.17.15935.96.4+401
30 hours or more4934.54.43043.03.7+189
Did no unpaid domestic work3,53332.244.52,89929.041.2+634
Not stated5414.910.04804.87.7+60
Total persons aged 15+10,974100.0100.09,992100.0100.0+981
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the male population in Quakers Hill in 2021 compared to Dharruk shows that there was a higher proportion of males who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 14% of the male population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 11.5% for Dharruk.

The major differences between the share of the male population performing unpaid domestic work in Quakers Hill and Dharruk were:

  • A larger percentage of males who did unpaid domestic work (total) (62.9% compared to 45.5%)
  • A larger percentage of males who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (26.8% compared to 19.0%)
  • A larger percentage of males who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (22.6% compared to 15.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of males who did no unpaid domestic work (32.2% compared to 44.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+634 males)
  • Less than 5 hours (-600 males)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+401 males)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+297 males)

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