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Domestic Cleaners

ANZSCO 8113

Employed

36,000

Part-time share

83%

Female share

81%

Median weekly earnings

$1,302

Median age

42 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Domestic Cleaners is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

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About this career

Domestic Cleaners clean and tidy private dwellings such as houses, units, flats, apartments and townhouses.

What they typically do

  • Vacuuming carpets, curtains and upholstered furniture
  • Sweeping, mopping, waxing and polishing tiled, vinyl, timber and concrete floors
  • Tidying rooms, emptying wastepaper bins and removing refuse and recyclable material
  • Cleaning, disinfecting and deodorising kitchens, bathrooms and toilets
  • Dusting, cleaning and polishing furniture and other homewares
  • Cleaning windows and other glass surfaces

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
29.1%
VIC
24.2%
QLD
20%
SA
11.9%
WA
10.6%
TAS
2.3%
ACT
1.2%
NT
0.6%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Domestic Cleaners.

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.