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Stratford and District planning area

Unpaid domestic work

In Stratford and District planning area 28% 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 Stratford and District planning area 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
Stratford and District planning area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Sale rural surrounds %Number%Sale rural surrounds %2011 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work3,07172.068.02,71575.477.0+355
Less than 5 hours73917.323.167018.625.4+68
Between 5 and 14 hours1,14926.925.193926.123.6+209
Between 15 and 29 hours63815.011.056715.815.7+70
30 hours or more54512.88.753714.912.4+7
Did no unpaid domestic work83919.722.654915.317.8+290
Not stated3568.39.43359.35.1+21
Total persons aged 15+4,266100.0100.03,600100.0100.0+665
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Stratford and District planning area in 2021 compared to Sale rural surrounds shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 28% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 19.8% for Sale rural surrounds.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Stratford and District planning area and Sale rural surrounds were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (12.8% compared to 8.7%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (72.0% compared to 68.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 15 and 29 hours of domestic work (15.0% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (17.3% compared to 23.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Stratford and District planning area, between 2011 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+355 persons)
  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+290 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+209 persons)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+70 persons)

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