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City of Melton

Unpaid domestic work

In the City of Melton 9% of the male 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 City of Melton 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
City of Melton - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work36,43454.262.729,52559.163.6+6,909
Less than 5 hours15,37022.925.414,13628.330.5+1,234
Between 5 and 14 hours14,96322.326.911,19322.424.5+3,770
Between 15 and 29 hours4,0186.07.32,7355.55.9+1,283
30 hours or more2,0833.13.11,4612.92.7+622
Did no unpaid domestic work24,72236.831.415,78831.628.5+8,934
Not stated6,0539.05.84,6769.47.9+1,377
Total persons aged 15+67,209100.0100.049,989100.0100.0+17,220
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 male population in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of males who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 9% of the male population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 10.4% for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between the share of the male population performing unpaid domestic work in the City of Melton and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of males who did no unpaid domestic work (36.8% compared to 31.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of males who did unpaid domestic work (total) (54.2% compared to 62.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of males who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (22.3% compared to 26.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of males who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (22.9% compared to 25.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+8,934 males)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (+6,909 males)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+3,770 males)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+1,283 males)

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