This article focuses on the division of domestic labor in Australia as of March 1, 1980. The nearly universal assignment of housework to women constitutes a conspicuous instance of ascription in societies that are otherwise achievement-oriented. Despite the feminist movement, introduction of labor-saving devices and fast foods and rising female labor force participation, housework still occupies large amounts of time, nearly all women do housework and it is still women's work. The data come from a national sample survey designed to investigate social mobility in Australia. The 1973 mobility survey included interviews with 1,773 women aged between 30 and 69 at the time of the survey. Women were asked several questions about housework and about their educational and occupational histories. This analysis uses a weighted subsample of 1,139 married women living with their husbands. Of these, 59% were housewives and 41% were employed wives. Of the married women interviewed, 88% reported that they did the housework themselves. Another 9% shared the housework with their husbands, and 2% reported that someone was paid to do the housework. Not surprisingly, paid employment of the wife is the main variable differentiating those households where housework arrangements are non-typical. Little variation marks the distribution of housework when women are classified by their husband's socioeconomic status.