Aussie women doing more housework than men: Census

According to the census, women in Australia do more housework than men, while we are all becoming less keen to clean, Allan Raskall reports.

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Published 18 October 2012 6:01pm

Updated 26 August 2013 10:48am

By Allan Raskall

Source: SBS

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It has for long been suspected but now it's official: women in Australia still do more housework than men.

The great gender divide has been highlighted by the latest Census figures, which also suggest we are becoming less keen to clean.

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Aussie women doing more housework than men: Census

According to the census, women in Australia do more housework than men, while we are all becoming less keen to clean, Allan Raskall reports.

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