Remote Australia · Remoteness Area

People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework

28.6%2021

28.6% of people in Remote Australia do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week — the highest rate of heavy unpaid housework of any of the country's 47 areas, and much higher than the typical area (19.3%).

That's high even for its surrounds: higher than nearby Inner Regional Australia, Outer Regional Australia and Inner Regional Australia.

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📍 Remote Australia, Remoteness Area

Trend across censuses

26.0%28.0%30.0%202128.6%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Remote Australia sits

0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Remote Australia — higher than 98% of areas.

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People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework in nearby areas

  1. Inner Regional Australia26.2%
  2. Remote Australia24.6%
  3. Outer Regional Australia24.1%
  4. Inner Regional Australia23.9%
  5. Outer Regional Australia23.5%
  6. Inner Regional Australia22.9%
  7. Major Cities of Australia20.5%
  8. Remote Australia19.2%
  9. Major Cities of Australia19.0%
  10. Very Remote Australia17.1%

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