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In Musselburgh 76.8% of the population over 15 did unpaid housework in the 4 weeks leading up to the 2018 census date.

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 Musselburgh may also be related to Household Income, as higher income households are able to outsource some of these tasks.

Please note: Stats NZ has given Unpaid activities data for the 2018 Census a quality rating of "Poor". This indicates there may be some issues looking at the comparisons to 2013 and 2006. Users should avoid concluding that any change in the categories is purely due to real world change. See Stats NZ’s DataInfo+ for specific information on what this rating means and recommendations for use.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last 4 weeks, which of these have you done without pay'

Multi-response

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Unpaid activities
Musselburgh20182013Change
Unpaid activities - multi-responseNumber% of total populationBroad Bay-Portobello %Number% of total populationBroad Bay-Portobello %2013 to 2018
Household work etc95176.880.899979.185.6-48
Looking after a child who is a household member33026.623.737829.930.6-48
Looking after ill or disabled household member846.86.3967.67.9-12
Looking after a child who is not a household member15312.315.818014.316.8-27
Looking after ill or disabled other person1119.09.11209.510.3-9
Voluntary work through an organisation16813.619.618915.022.3-21
No activities1058.56.31179.36.9-12
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Poor
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Unpaid domestic work - Totals
Musselburgh20182013Change
Unpaid activities - totals - multi-responseNumber% of total populationBroad Bay-Portobello %Number% of total populationBroad Bay-Portobello %2013 to 2018
Not stated / included15312.311.71239.76.2+30
Total respondents1,08687.788.31,14090.393.8-54
Total responses2,055165.9173.22,202174.3186.6-147
Total population1,239100.0100.01,263100.0100.0-24
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Poor
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid activities in Musselburgh in 2018 compared to Broad Bay-Portobello shows that there was a lower proportion of people performing unpaid work in their own home and a lower proportion of people involved with unpaid activities outside of their home.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Musselburgh and Broad Bay-Portobello were:

  • A larger percentage of people who looked after a child who is a household member (26.6% compared to 23.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people who were involved in voluntary work through an organisation (13.6% compared to 19.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people who performed household work etc (76.8% compared to 80.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people who looked after a child who is not a household member (12.3% compared to 15.8%)

Emerging groups

There were no major differences in Musselburgh between 2013 and 2018.

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