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City of BrimbankCommunity profile

Sunshine District

Unpaid domestic work

In the Sunshine District 16% 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 the Sunshine District 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
Sunshine District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2006 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work20,67252.053.218,56256.258.6+2,110
Less than 5 hours6,44716.216.75,96318.019.7+484
Between 5 and 14 hours7,96320.019.96,17918.719.5+1,784
Between 15 and 29 hours3,4038.68.93,1109.49.4+293
30 hours or more2,8597.27.73,31010.010.0-451
Did no unpaid domestic work15,83239.839.410,34931.329.9+5,483
Not stated3,2478.27.44,14112.511.5-894
Total persons aged 15+39,751100.0100.033,052100.0100.0+6,699
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 population in the Sunshine District in 2021 compared to the City of Brimbank shows that there was a lower proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 16% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 16.6% for the City of Brimbank.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in the Sunshine District and the City of Brimbank were:

  • A smaller percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (52.0% compared to 53.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (7.2% compared to 7.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in the Sunshine District, between 2006 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+5,483 persons)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (+2,110 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+1,784 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (+484 persons)

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