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Issue the result
One public rate, a transparent method and an illustrative annual estimate.
The Unpaid Department · Australia-wide
What would it cost to replace everything you do for free?
Cooking. Cleaning. Caring. Planning. Remembering. Organising. It all counts — and it is about time the household ledger said so.
Three minutes. No names required. No family members invoiced.
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Invisible Invoice
Issued by The Unpaid Department
Invoice no. 0001842
Period: one average year
Food, meals & kitchen8.0 hrs / week
Cleaning & laundry5.5 hrs / week
Planning & remembering4.0 hrs / week
Family coordination3.5 hrs / week
Conservative annual value
A$58,825
outstanding
Illustrative estimate · Australian National Minimum Wage × 52
Unseen.
Unpaid.
Undeniable.
The work does not become worthless because no invoice is issued. Visibility first. Conversation second. Change where possible.
Apparently, the laundry does not complete itself.
The calculator
Turn the invisible into line items.
The household has an operations department. It may currently be you. Answer a few practical questions and get an invoice-shaped result that makes the workload easier to see.
01 · account for the work
Not just chores. The work behind the work.
Food, cleaning, childcare, household admin, caring, social labour, maintenance and the planning that holds it all together. Remembering the appointment is part of the appointment.
Weekly unpaid hoursyour estimate
Public rateminimum wage
Annual valuemade visible
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Make it discussable
Get an invoice-style result you can keep, share or use to start a conversation.
For the record
Privacy stays small
No names, addresses or relationship histories required to calculate.
Once you have the number
Choose what changes next.
You are not invoicing your family. You are making the work visible — then deciding what belongs with whom, what can be removed, and where help would genuinely help.
Included
Your Invisible Invoice
Weekly and annual unpaid hours, a conservative value, your largest work category and an invoice-style share result.
Start the calculationA$9 · Fair Share Pack
Make the work easier to own.
A practical household work inventory, conversation script, recurring work register and a 30-day fair share plan. No motivational sticker sheet required.
- See the full workload
- Redistribute ownership
- Remove one recurring job
- Create a fairer weekly reset
Your household work is not imaginary
See what it adds up to.
No blame. No personal details. Just a clearer picture of the work that keeps everything running.