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Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds

Unpaid domestic work

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In Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds 34% 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 Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds 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
Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Shoalhaven City %Number%Shoalhaven City %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work1,77276.972.21,63576.972.6+137
Less than 5 hours27812.112.525011.812.6+28
Between 5 and 14 hours71030.826.959327.925.6+117
Between 15 and 29 hours46220.117.846021.617.8+2
30 hours or more32214.015.033215.616.5-10
Did no unpaid domestic work40617.621.129613.917.1+110
Not stated1255.46.71949.110.3-69
Total persons aged 15+2,303100.0100.02,125100.0100.0+178
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 female population in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Shoalhaven City shows that there was a higher proportion of females who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 34% of the female population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 32.8% for Shoalhaven City.

The major differences between the share of the female population performing unpaid domestic work in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds and Shoalhaven City were:

  • A larger percentage of females who did unpaid domestic work (total) (76.9% compared to 72.2%)
  • A larger percentage of females who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (30.8% compared to 26.9%)
  • A larger percentage of females who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (20.1% compared to 17.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did no unpaid domestic work (17.6% compared to 21.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of females performing unpaid domestic work in Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+137 females)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+117 females)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+110 females)

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