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Northern Beaches CouncilCommunity profile

Pittwater Ward

Unpaid domestic work

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In Pittwater Ward 25% 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 Pittwater Ward 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
Pittwater Ward - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Northern Beaches Council area %Number%Northern Beaches Council area %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work31,21078.176.228,78076.775.0+2,429
Less than 5 hours8,53721.422.79,30824.826.6-772
Between 5 and 14 hours12,69131.831.411,06629.528.5+1,625
Between 15 and 29 hours6,21315.613.95,19213.812.1+1,020
30 hours or more3,7699.48.13,2128.67.8+556
Did no unpaid domestic work6,86517.219.66,25516.718.1+610
Not stated1,8724.74.12,4776.66.9-606
Total persons aged 15+39,947100.0100.037,513100.0100.0+2,433
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 Pittwater Ward in 2021 compared to Northern Beaches Council area shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 25% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 22.1% for Northern Beaches Council area.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Pittwater Ward and Northern Beaches Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (78.1% compared to 76.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (15.6% compared to 13.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (17.2% compared to 19.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (21.4% compared to 22.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+2,429 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+1,625 persons)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+1,020 persons)
  • Less than 5 hours (-772 persons)

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