This statistic depicts the hours spent by men and women on housework and childcare each week in 2014, by household type. In households where men were the main breadwinners, women usually spent 56.5 hours per week on housework and child care, compared to 27.2 hours per week spent by males on housework and child care in the same type of household.
Hours spent on housework and childcare per week by men and women in Australia in 2014, by household type
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The Guardian. (March 13, 2017). Hours spent on housework and childcare per week by men and women in Australia in 2014, by household type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686649/australia-hours-spent-on-housework-and-childcare-per-week/
The Guardian. "Hours spent on housework and childcare per week by men and women in Australia in 2014, by household type ." Chart. March 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686649/australia-hours-spent-on-housework-and-childcare-per-week/
The Guardian. (2017). Hours spent on housework and childcare per week by men and women in Australia in 2014, by household type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686649/australia-hours-spent-on-housework-and-childcare-per-week/
The Guardian. "Hours Spent on Housework and Childcare per Week by Men and Women in Australia in 2014, by Household Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686649/australia-hours-spent-on-housework-and-childcare-per-week/
The Guardian, Hours spent on housework and childcare per week by men and women in Australia in 2014, by household type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686649/australia-hours-spent-on-housework-and-childcare-per-week/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Hours spent on housework and childcare per week by men and women in Australia in 2014, by household type [Graph], The Guardian, March 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686649/australia-hours-spent-on-housework-and-childcare-per-week/