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Sunshine NIEC

Unpaid domestic work

In Sunshine NIEC 15% 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 Sunshine NIEC 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 NIEC - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Brimbank %Number%City of Brimbank %2011 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work16,66949.453.216,51053.657.6+159
Less than 5 hours5,34515.816.75,79318.820.2-448
Between 5 and 14 hours6,35918.819.95,73618.619.9+622
Between 15 and 29 hours2,7308.18.92,5348.28.9+196
30 hours or more2,2356.67.72,4467.98.5-211
Did no unpaid domestic work13,90741.239.410,50834.131.7+3,399
Not stated3,2009.57.43,75712.210.7-557
Total persons aged 15+33,776100.0100.030,775100.0100.0+3,001
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Sunshine NIEC 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, 15% 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 Sunshine NIEC and the City of Brimbank were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (41.2% compared to 39.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (49.4% compared to 53.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (6.6% compared to 7.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (18.8% compared to 19.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Sunshine NIEC, between 2011 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+3,399 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+622 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (-448 persons)
  • 30 hours or more (-211 persons)

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