Bogan Shire

Unpaid domestic work

In Bogan Shire 26% of the population over 15 do more than 14 hours of housework each week.

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 Bogan Shire may also be related to Household Income, as higher income households are able to outsource some of these tasks.

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last week did the person spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their household?'

Persons aged 15 years and over.

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Unpaid domestic work
Bogan Shire 2011 2006 Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic work Number % Dubbo City Number % Dubbo City 2006 to 2011
Did unpaid domestic work 1,396 62.9 72.6 1,472 67.3 70.9 -76
Less than 5 hours 354 16.0 20.6 352 16.1 19.5 +2
Between 5 and 14 hours 475 21.4 27.4 486 22.2 25.0 -11
Between 15 and 29 hours 269 12.1 13.8 281 12.8 13.6 -12
30 hours or more 298 13.4 10.8 353 16.1 12.8 -55
Did no unpaid domestic work 555 25.0 19.8 525 24.0 18.0 +30
Not stated 267 12.0 7.6 190 8.7 11.1 +77
Total persons aged 15+ 2,218 100.0 100.0 2,187 100.0 100.0 +31

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information

Unpaid domestic work, 2011
Unpaid domestic work, 2011 Not stated, Dubbo City: 7.6% Did no unpaid domestic work, Dubbo City: 19.8% 30 hours or more, Dubbo City: 10.8% Between 15 and 29 hours, Dubbo City: 13.8% Between 5 and 14 hours, Dubbo City: 27.4% Less than 5 hours, Dubbo City: 20.6% Did unpaid domestic work, Dubbo City: 72.6% Not stated, Bogan Shire: 12.0% Did no unpaid domestic work, Bogan Shire: 25.0% 30 hours or more, Bogan Shire: 13.4% Between 15 and 29 hours, Bogan Shire: 12.1% Between 5 and 14 hours, Bogan Shire: 21.4% Less than 5 hours, Bogan Shire: 16.0% Did unpaid domestic work, Bogan Shire: 62.9% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)
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Change in unpaid domestic work, 2006 to 2011
Change in unpaid domestic work, 2006 to 2011 Not stated, Bogan Shire: +77 Did no unpaid domestic work, Bogan Shire: +30 30 hours or more, Bogan Shire: -55 Between 15 and 29 hours, Bogan Shire: -12 Between 5 and 14 hours, Bogan Shire: -11 Less than 5 hours, Bogan Shire: +2 Did unpaid domestic work, Bogan Shire: -76 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the population in Bogan Shire in 2011 compared to Dubbo City shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 25.6% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 24.6% for Dubbo City.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Bogan Shire and Dubbo City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (25.0% compared to 19.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (13.4% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (62.9% compared to 72.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (21.4% compared to 27.4%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Bogan Shire, between 2006 and 2011 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (-76 persons)
  • Did 30 hours or more of domestic work (-55 persons)

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