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Forresters Beach - Wamberal

Unpaid domestic work

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In Forresters Beach - Wamberal 37% of the female 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 Forresters Beach - Wamberal 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
Forresters Beach - Wamberal - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra %Number%San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work3,42379.768.43,11981.773.5+304
Less than 5 hours64315.013.562916.513.8+14
Between 5 and 14 hours1,19527.823.91,07828.225.3+117
Between 15 and 29 hours89520.816.278020.417.2+115
30 hours or more69016.114.863216.517.1+58
Did no unpaid domestic work68716.025.649212.919.2+195
Not stated1844.36.12085.47.3-24
Total persons aged 15+4,294100.0100.03,819100.0100.0+475
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 female population in Forresters Beach - Wamberal in 2021 compared to San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra shows that there was a higher proportion of females who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 37% of the female population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 31.0% for San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra.

The major differences between the share of the female population performing unpaid domestic work in Forresters Beach - Wamberal and San Remo - Doyalson - Colongra were:

  • A larger percentage of females who did unpaid domestic work (total) (79.7% compared to 68.4%)
  • A larger percentage of females who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (20.8% compared to 16.2%)
  • A larger percentage of females who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (27.8% compared to 23.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did no unpaid domestic work (16.0% compared to 25.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of females performing unpaid domestic work in Forresters Beach - Wamberal, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+304 females)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+195 females)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+117 females)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+115 females)

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