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What this job is
A domestic housekeeper cleans and maintains residential properties, managing daily household tasks including vacuuming, dusting, laundry, and kitchen sanitation. They work independently or as part of a domestic service team, often following client preferences and household schedules to ensure homes remain hygienic and orderly.
Pay
A$1,230 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Professional Boundaries Maintenancecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracy
- Clean household linens
- Clean rooms
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Incident Reporting
- Inventory Tracking
- Problem Solving
- Risk Identification