These charts show how Australians are spending their time

"About one in three Australians are time-poor with the majority working unpaid hours, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. But women are bearing the brunt with more than 36 per cent always feeling rushed or pressed for time, compared with about 30 per cent of men. The most common reason for feeling rushed was trying to balance work and family. It comes as the bureau issues its key takeaways on how we spent our time in 2024. It categorised the way Australians spend their time in four ways: personal care for self, employment and education, unpaid work and free time. The survey found most people had done unpaid work but fewer people reported doing unpaid work on days they did paid work."

"It also found women on average worked about an hour more a day and had about an hour less free time than men. The survey also found mothers spent about an hour longer taking care of children compared with fathers. Single parents with children under-15 spent just under an hour more on unpaid work than couples. University of Technology Sydney's Rowena Ditzell, who specialises in the future of work, said women were continuing to spend a greater amount of time doing unpaid labour. "They often call it the double shift, where women, they'll go and do their paid work and then when they return home, they then do the second shift," Dr Ditzell said."

"More than 90 per cent of those surveyed spent time doing activities in their free time with men spending slightly more time than women. Parents spent almost three hours less on leisure activities than people without children. The most popular activity for people to spend their free time on was watching TV or streaming. About 62 per cent of people spent almost three hours a day watching or streaming their show or movie of choice. About 55 per cent of people spent time socialising in real life with a quarter of men socialising in person, compared with almost a third of women."

About one in three Australians are time-poor, with the majority doing unpaid hours and the most common cause being balancing work and family. Women report higher time pressure, with over 36 percent always feeling rushed versus about 30 percent of men. Time use is categorised into personal care, employment and education, unpaid work and free time. Most people perform unpaid work, though fewer do so on days they work for pay. Women average about an extra hour of work daily and have about an hour less free time. Mothers and single parents shoulder additional unpaid care, and watching TV or streaming is the most common leisure activity.

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