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City of KnoxCommunity profile

The Basin

Unpaid domestic work

In The Basin 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 The Basin 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
The Basin - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work2,68374.070.02,65475.171.8+29
Less than 5 hours74220.521.387624.824.8-134
Between 5 and 14 hours1,09030.128.098828.026.5+102
Between 15 and 29 hours50614.012.347613.511.8+30
30 hours or more3459.58.43148.98.7+31
Did no unpaid domestic work79121.826.058416.522.6+207
Not stated1534.23.92968.45.6-143
Total persons aged 15+3,627100.0100.03,534100.0100.0+93
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 The Basin in 2021 compared to the City of Knox 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 20.7% for the City of Knox.

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

  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (74.0% compared to 70.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (30.1% compared to 28.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (14.0% compared to 12.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (21.8% compared to 26.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+207 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (-134 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+102 persons)

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