What is your unpaid labour worth?

Imagine if you were to outsource all the hours you spend working in the home. What is your time “off the clock” really worth?

Who’s doing the most unpaid labour?

The people doing the most unpaid work are married women with dependent children, according to the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey — taken prior to the pandemic. They’re also putting in the most hours in total, if you add together paid and unpaid work (75 total hours per week on average, compared with 73 for married fathers, and 71 for single mothers).

Here’s how your unpaid load compares to the average married mother.

Once children enter the picture, unpaid…