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City of Whittlesea

Unpaid domestic work

In the City of Whittlesea 28% 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 the City of Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work59,63464.870.354,93169.172.6+4,703
Less than 5 hours11,87612.915.712,36915.618.7-493
Between 5 and 14 hours21,59223.527.219,27424.226.2+2,318
Between 15 and 29 hours13,13014.315.211,50814.514.8+1,622
30 hours or more13,03614.212.311,78014.812.9+1,256
Did no unpaid domestic work27,51429.924.518,89123.819.9+8,623
Not stated4,8775.35.35,6977.27.5-820
Total persons aged 15+92,025100.0100.079,519100.0100.0+12,506
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 the City of Whittlesea 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, 28% 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 the City of Whittlesea and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of females who did no unpaid domestic work (29.9% compared to 24.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did unpaid domestic work (total) (64.8% compared to 70.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (23.5% compared to 27.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (12.9% compared to 15.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+8,623 females)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (+4,703 females)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+2,318 females)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+1,622 females)

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