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Mornington Peninsula ShireCommunity profile

Mornington Peninsula Shire

Unpaid domestic work

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In Mornington Peninsula Shire 33% 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 Mornington Peninsula Shire 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
Mornington Peninsula Shire - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work54,98674.470.350,37075.172.6+4,616
Less than 5 hours10,17913.815.79,95214.818.7+227
Between 5 and 14 hours20,73928.127.218,23227.226.2+2,507
Between 15 and 29 hours13,64818.515.212,04118.014.8+1,607
30 hours or more10,42014.112.310,14515.112.9+275
Did no unpaid domestic work14,11419.124.510,90416.319.9+3,210
Not stated4,8166.55.35,7928.67.5-976
Total persons aged 15+73,916100.0100.067,066100.0100.0+6,850
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 Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of females who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 33% of the female population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 27.4% for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between the share of the female population performing unpaid domestic work in Mornington Peninsula Shire and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of females who did unpaid domestic work (total) (74.4% compared to 70.3%)
  • A larger percentage of females who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (18.5% compared to 15.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did no unpaid domestic work (19.1% compared to 24.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (13.8% compared to 15.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+4,616 females)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+3,210 females)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+2,507 females)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+1,607 females)

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