idc-logo
svg rectangle color
City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

Earlwood

Unpaid domestic work

reset

In Earlwood 23% 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 Earlwood 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
Earlwood - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Canterbury Bankstown %Number%City of Canterbury Bankstown %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work10,36168.954.89,80067.659.2+561
Less than 5 hours2,93319.515.93,36123.220.5-428
Between 5 and 14 hours3,93726.220.03,56224.620.5+375
Between 15 and 29 hours2,00113.39.81,65711.49.3+344
30 hours or more1,4909.99.11,2208.48.8+270
Did no unpaid domestic work3,92526.137.03,61624.932.8+309
Not stated7555.08.21,0807.58.0-325
Total persons aged 15+15,041100.0100.014,496100.0100.0+545
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 population in Earlwood in 2021 compared to the City of Canterbury Bankstown shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 23% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 18.9% for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Earlwood and the City of Canterbury Bankstown were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (68.9% compared to 54.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (26.2% compared to 20.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (19.5% compared to 15.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (26.1% compared to 37.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+561 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (-428 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+375 persons)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+344 persons)

DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.

Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices. Stats NZ Data and the copyright in the Stats NZ Data remains the property of the Statistics New Zealand.

The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the Stats NZ Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. Stats NZ Data can be accessed on the Statistics New Zealand website at www.stats.govt.nz. Unless otherwise specified, content that Stats NZ produce is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. For further information see https://www.stats.govt.nz/about-us/copyright/.