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Endeavour Hills

Unpaid domestic work

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In Endeavour Hills 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 Endeavour Hills 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
Endeavour Hills - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Casey %Number%City of Casey %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work12,31261.161.512,86764.966.0-555
Less than 5 hours3,69618.318.84,39422.222.5-698
Between 5 and 14 hours4,80723.923.84,64723.524.1+160
Between 15 and 29 hours2,13410.610.42,07410.510.4+60
30 hours or more1,6758.38.51,7528.88.9-77
Did no unpaid domestic work6,72133.433.05,69628.727.0+1,025
Not stated1,1195.65.61,2516.37.1-132
Total persons aged 15+20,152100.0100.019,814100.0100.0+338
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 Endeavour Hills in 2021 compared to the City of Casey shows that there was a similar 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 18.9% for the City of Casey.

There were no major differences between Endeavour Hills and City of Casey in 2021.

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+1,025 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (-698 persons)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (-555 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+160 persons)

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