Northmead

Unpaid domestic work

In Northmead 22% of the population over 15 do more than 14 hours of housework each week.

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 Northmead may also be related to Household Income, as higher income households are able to outsource some of these tasks.

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last week did the person spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their household?'

Persons aged 15 years and over.

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Unpaid domestic work
Northmead 2011 2006 Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic work Number % City of Parramatta Number % City of Parramatta 2006 to 2011
Did unpaid domestic work 3,735 71.4 62.6 2,847 70.5 63.2 +888
Less than 5 hours 1,128 21.6 21.1 801 19.8 21.2 +327
Between 5 and 14 hours 1,471 28.1 22.6 1,034 25.6 22.3 +437
Between 15 and 29 hours 636 12.2 10.1 525 13.0 10.2 +110
30 hours or more 500 9.6 8.7 485 12.0 9.6 +14
Did no unpaid domestic work 1,047 20.0 28.0 810 20.1 25.1 +237
Not stated 446 8.5 9.4 383 9.5 11.7 +63
Total persons aged 15+ 5,228 100.0 100.0 4,040 100.0 100.0 +1,188

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information

Unpaid domestic work, 2011
Unpaid domestic work, 2011 Not stated, City of Parramatta: 9.4% Did no unpaid domestic work, City of Parramatta: 28.0% 30 hours or more, City of Parramatta: 8.7% Between 15 and 29 hours, City of Parramatta: 10.1% Between 5 and 14 hours, City of Parramatta: 22.6% Less than 5 hours, City of Parramatta: 21.1% Did unpaid domestic work, City of Parramatta: 62.6% Not stated, Northmead: 8.5% Did no unpaid domestic work, Northmead: 20.0% 30 hours or more, Northmead: 9.6% Between 15 and 29 hours, Northmead: 12.2% Between 5 and 14 hours, Northmead: 28.1% Less than 5 hours, Northmead: 21.6% Did unpaid domestic work, Northmead: 71.4% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in unpaid domestic work, 2006 to 2011
Change in unpaid domestic work, 2006 to 2011 Not stated, Northmead: +63 Did no unpaid domestic work, Northmead: +237 30 hours or more, Northmead: +14 Between 15 and 29 hours, Northmead: +110 Between 5 and 14 hours, Northmead: +437 Less than 5 hours, Northmead: +327 Did unpaid domestic work, Northmead: +888 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the population in Northmead in 2011 compared to the City of Parramatta shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 21.7% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 18.9% for the City of Parramatta.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Northmead and the City of Parramatta were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (71.4% compared to 62.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (28.1% compared to 22.6%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (12.2% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (9.6% compared to 8.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Northmead, between 2006 and 2011 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+888 persons)
  • Did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (+437 persons)
  • Did less than 5 hours of domestic work (+327 persons)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+237 persons)

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