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St Kilda South

Unpaid work

In St Kilda South 72.0% 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 St Kilda South 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
St Kilda South20182013Change
Unpaid activities - multi-responseNumber% of total populationBrighton %Number% of total populationBrighton %2013 to 2018
Household work etc1,71072.077.01,77977.578.9-69
Looking after a child who is a household member58524.627.760626.425.1-21
Looking after ill or disabled household member1566.66.21355.98.1+21
Looking after a child who is not a household member31813.414.436315.816.2-45
Looking after ill or disabled other person2078.78.72199.510.9-12
Voluntary work through an organisation27011.415.631213.614.5-42
No activities2259.56.923110.17.6-6
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
St Kilda South20182013Change
Unpaid activities - totals - multi-responseNumber% of total populationBrighton %Number% of total populationBrighton %2013 to 2018
Not stated / included38116.013.92289.912.2+153
Total respondents1,99584.086.12,06790.187.8-72
Total responses3,852162.1170.33,873168.8173.6-21
Total population2,376100.0100.02,295100.0100.0+81
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 St Kilda South in 2018 compared to Brighton 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 St Kilda South and Brighton were:

  • A larger percentage of people with no activities (9.5% compared to 6.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people who performed household work etc (72.0% compared to 77.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people who were involved in voluntary work through an organisation (11.4% compared to 15.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people who looked after a child who is a household member (24.6% compared to 27.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest change in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in St Kilda South, between 2013 and 2018 was:

  • Household work etc (-69 people)

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