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Campbelltown City CouncilCommunity profile

Claymore

Unpaid domestic work

In Claymore 19% 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 Claymore 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
Claymore - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Campbelltown City %Number%Campbelltown City %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work79745.360.871340.465.2+84
Less than 5 hours20411.616.623713.421.2-33
Between 5 and 14 hours26715.223.120211.523.9+65
Between 15 and 29 hours1438.111.01015.710.5+42
30 hours or more18310.410.11739.89.6+10
Did no unpaid domestic work70840.232.358933.426.8+119
Not stated25614.56.946126.18.0-205
Total persons aged 15+1,761100.0100.01,763100.0100.0-2
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 population in Claymore in 2021 compared to Campbelltown City shows that there was a lower proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 19% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 21.1% for Campbelltown City.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Claymore and Campbelltown City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (40.2% compared to 32.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (45.3% compared to 60.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (15.2% compared to 23.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (11.6% compared to 16.6%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+119 persons)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (+84 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+65 persons)

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