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Old Guildford

Unpaid domestic work

In Old Guildford 19.0% of the population over 15 did more than 14 hours of housework each week in 2016.

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 Old Guildford 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.

Unpaid domestic work
Old Guildford - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Cabramatta Place %Number%Cabramatta Place %2011 to 2016
Did unpaid domestic work1,03754.151.297951.749.7+58
Less than 5 hours37519.618.836119.118.2+14
Between 5 and 14 hours29815.616.929015.316.4+8
Between 15 and 29 hours1638.58.01327.07.5+31
30 hours or more20110.57.519610.47.6+5
Did no unpaid domestic work70336.741.573138.639.9-28
Not stated1769.27.31829.610.4-6

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Unpaid domestic work, 2016
Unpaid domestic work, 2016 Not stated, Cabramatta Place: 7.3% Did no unpaid domestic work, Cabramatta Place: 41.5% 30 hours or more, Cabramatta Place: 7.5% Between 15 and 29 hours, Cabramatta Place: 8.0% Between 5 and 14 hours, Cabramatta Place: 16.9% Less than 5 hours, Cabramatta Place: 18.8% Not stated, Old Guildford: 9.2% Did no unpaid domestic work, Old Guildford: 36.7% 30 hours or more, Old Guildford: 10.5% Between 15 and 29 hours, Old Guildford: 8.5% Between 5 and 14 hours, Old Guildford: 15.6% Less than 5 hours, Old Guildford: 19.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in unpaid domestic work, 2011 to 2016
Change in unpaid domestic work, 2011 to 2016 Not stated, Old Guildford: -6 Did no unpaid domestic work, Old Guildford: -28 30 hours or more, Old Guildford: +5 Between 15 and 29 hours, Old Guildford: +31 Between 5 and 14 hours, Old Guildford: +8 Less than 5 hours, Old Guildford: +14
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the population in Old Guildford in 2016 compared to Cabramatta Place shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 19.0% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 15.5% for Cabramatta Place.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Old Guildford and Cabramatta Place were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (10.5% compared to 7.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did unpaid domestic work (total) (54.1% compared to 51.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (36.7% compared to 41.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (15.6% compared to 16.9%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Old Guildford, between 2011 and 2016 was those who:

  • Did unpaid domestic work (+58 persons)

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