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Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill

Unpaid domestic work

In Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill 20% 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 Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill 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
Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212006Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Western area - Greendale and Surrounds %Number%Western area - Greendale and Surrounds %2006 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work3,31156.162.21,58360.761.2+1,728
Less than 5 hours93915.916.749919.118.0+440
Between 5 and 14 hours1,21820.621.462523.919.7+593
Between 15 and 29 hours58910.012.12118.110.6+378
30 hours or more5659.611.92489.512.9+317
Did no unpaid domestic work2,25138.130.075128.823.8+1,500
Not stated3415.87.827610.615.0+65
Total persons aged 15+5,903100.0100.02,610100.0100.0+3,293
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill in 2021 compared to Western area - Greendale and Surrounds shows that there was a lower proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 20% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 24.1% for Western area - Greendale and Surrounds.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill and Western area - Greendale and Surrounds were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (38.1% compared to 30.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (56.1% compared to 62.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (9.6% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (10.0% compared to 12.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Hoxton Park - Carnes Hill, between 2006 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+1,728 persons)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+1,500 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+593 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (+440 persons)

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