Key points
This indicator presents information on the number of people who performed unpaid work (specified by type of activity) in the four weeks prior to the Census, where the work was either for people living in the same household as the respondent, or for people outside the respondent's household for which the performance of those activities is not paid.
Conventional economic statistics, such as the national accounts and employment measures, are largely designed to measure the market economy and exclude (in developed economies at least) most of the non-market productive activities occurring within the household. Yet it is clear that the goods and services resulting from these activities are a source of utility to the members of the household and contribute to their well-being.
- The most frequent form of unpaid activity in New Zealand and the Waikato Region is household work, cooking, repairs, gardening etc for our own household, followed by looking after a child who is a member of our own household.
- Compared to New Zealand as a whole, there are more people in the Waikato District involved in looking after a child who is a member of their own household.
Unpaid Activities for the Census Usually Resident Population Count Aged 15 Years and Over, 2006 (% of total people) for Waikato Region and territorial authorities
| Unpaid Activity |
No Activities |
Household Work (1) |
Childcare Own Household(2) |
Care for Ill or Disabled Own Household (3) |
Childcare (4) |
Care for Ill or Disabled (5) |
Other Voluntary Work (6) |
| New Zealand |
11.3 |
86.1 |
31.6 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
9.1 |
15.4 |
| Waikato Region |
10.8 |
86.5 |
33.0 |
8.5 |
17.7 |
9.5 |
16.8 |
| Franklin District |
9.8 |
87.9 |
36.3 |
7.8 |
17.1 |
8.5 |
14.9 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
10.5 |
86.7 |
26.0 |
8.4 |
16.3 |
11.4 |
19.7 |
| Hauraki District |
12.0 |
84.9 |
30.4 |
10.0 |
16.3 |
10.4 |
18.2 |
| Waikato District |
9.9 |
87.5 |
37.2 |
9.5 |
18.7 |
9.9 |
17.8 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
11.5 |
85.4 |
32.8 |
8.0 |
16.9 |
8.6 |
17.1 |
| Hamilton City |
10.6 |
86.8 |
31.9 |
8.3 |
17.8 |
9.5 |
14.8 |
| Waipa District |
10.9 |
86.7 |
33.8 |
8.0 |
17.1 |
9.0 |
16.2 |
| Otorohanga District |
13.7 |
82.9 |
34.1 |
8.2 |
17.1 |
9.4 |
18.0 |
| South Waikato District |
11.4 |
85.6 |
35.7 |
10.0 |
19.7 |
10.1 |
17.7 |
| Waitomo District |
11.9 |
84.9 |
34.9 |
9.2 |
19.7 |
10.2 |
22.5 |
| Taupo District |
10.6 |
86.6 |
32.1 |
8.1 |
17.1 |
9.2 |
18.5 |
| Rotorua District |
10.4 |
86.6 |
36.3 |
9.3 |
19.5 |
10.3 |
17.9 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand Census
(1) Household work, cooking, repairs, gardening etc for own household
(2) Looking after a child who is a member of own household
(3) Looking after a member of own household who is ill or has a disability
(4) Looking after a child who does not live in own household
(5) Helping someone who is ill or has a disability who does not live in own household
(6) Other helping or voluntary work for or through any organisation, group or marae
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What we want to achieve
The community outcome we are seeking to achieve by increasing community participation is:
- We can work and participate in the communities where we live, and there are quality work opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels.