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Liverpool LGA

Unpaid domestic work

In Liverpool LGA 27% 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 Liverpool LGA 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
Liverpool LGA - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work54,80159.469.052,24565.071.6+2,556
Less than 5 hours11,00311.914.712,35815.418.4-1,355
Between 5 and 14 hours18,46920.025.817,81322.225.4+656
Between 15 and 29 hours11,88512.915.310,44913.014.6+1,436
30 hours or more13,44414.613.211,62514.513.2+1,819
Did no unpaid domestic work30,97533.625.221,16326.320.9+9,812
Not stated6,5097.15.86,9938.77.5-484
Total persons aged 15+92,285100.0100.080,401100.0100.0+11,884
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 Liverpool LGA in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of females who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 27% of the female population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 28.5% for Greater Sydney.

The major differences between the share of the female population performing unpaid domestic work in Liverpool LGA and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of females who did no unpaid domestic work (33.6% compared to 25.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did unpaid domestic work (total) (59.4% compared to 69.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (20.0% compared to 25.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (11.9% compared to 14.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+9,812 females)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (+2,556 females)
  • 30 hours or more (+1,819 females)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+1,436 females)

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