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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Georges Hall 11% of the male 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 Georges Hall 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 | |||||||
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| Georges Hall - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Hours spent on unpaid domestic work | Number | % | Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome % | Number | % | Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Did unpaid domestic work | 1,857 | 50.7 | 46.3 | 1,871 | 55.4 | 49.9 | -14 |
| Less than 5 hours | 719 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 893 | 26.4 | 25.0 | -174 |
| Between 5 and 14 hours | 741 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 694 | 20.5 | 17.3 | +47 |
| Between 15 and 29 hours | 232 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 181 | 5.4 | 5.0 | +51 |
| 30 hours or more | 165 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 103 | 3.0 | 2.5 | +62 |
| Did no unpaid domestic work | 1,416 | 38.6 | 45.6 | 1,252 | 37.1 | 41.5 | +164 |
| Not stated | 393 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 255 | 7.5 | 8.6 | +138 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 3,666 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,378 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +288 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the male population in Georges Hall in 2021 compared to Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome shows that there was a higher proportion of males who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.
Overall, 11% of the male population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 9.2% for Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome.
The major differences between the share of the male population performing unpaid domestic work in Georges Hall and Condell Park - Bankstown Aerodrome were:
- A larger percentage of males who did unpaid domestic work (total) (50.7% compared to 46.3%)
- A larger percentage of males who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (20.2% compared to 17.4%)
- A larger percentage of males who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (6.3% compared to 5.3%)
- A smaller percentage of males who did no unpaid domestic work (38.6% compared to 45.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the number of males performing unpaid domestic work in Georges Hall, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
- Less than 5 hours (-174 males)
- Did no unpaid domestic work (+164 males)
- 30 hours or more (+62 males)
- Between 15 and 29 hours (+51 males)
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