Unpaid Housework

Overall, 85.4% of seniors spent some time doing housework in the week prior to the 2006 Census.

The number of hours of unpaid housework varied by age, gender, location and marital status:

Younger seniors, especially those aged 65 to 74, contributed a significant number of hours to housework.
A higher percentage of rural seniors spent 30 hours or more on housework in a week.
Female seniors were more likely to spend a greater amount of time doing housework.

Chart 13
Hours of Unpaid Housework Vary Significantly by Age
Bar graph showing that the hours of unpaid housework vary significantly by age (Chart 13)

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Custom Tabulations