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This image shows a question from the 2026 Census online form. This question asks: In the last week did Person 1 spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their household?
Underneath the question text, the instructional text states: Include all housework, food/drink preparation and clean-up, laundry, gardening, home maintenance and repairs, household shopping, finance management, pet and animal care, and travel associated with unpaid domestic work.
Underneath the instructional text, is a clickable More Information header. Once clicked, the More Information text is split into sections.
The first section states: Include all domestic activities that the person did without pay, in their own home and in other places, for themselves and their household. Do not include any domestic activities that were done as part of any paid employment. Also exclude caring for children, elderly parents and people with a long-term illness or disability (other than cooking or cleaning for them), as these are addressed in the following questions.
The next section is a list: Unpaid domestic work can include: meal preparation, service and clean-up; washing, ironing and managing clothes; any other housework; gardening, mowing and yard work; home maintenance; car/bike maintenance; household shopping; managing household financial affairs; maintaining home internet connections and computer systems; pet and animal care; travel associated with unpaid domestic work.
The response options are: No, did not do any unpaid domestic work in the last week; Yes, less than 5 hours; Yes, 5-14 hours; Yes, 15-29 hours; Yes, 30 hours or more.