Employment
Unpaid domestic work
About this topic
Unpaid domestic work measures how much time people aged 15 years and over spent doing housework for their household in the week before the Census. It helps show the distribution of unpaid labour that supports home and family life.
This topic is useful for understanding household roles, time pressures, and gender or life-stage differences in unpaid work. It is best read with household type, employment, and income, because the amount of unpaid domestic work can be shaped by family structure and the ability to outsource tasks.
Interpretation notes
- The hours refer to unpaid domestic work done for the person's household in the week before the Census.
- This topic does not measure childcare, disability care, or other unpaid help unless it falls within domestic work for the household.
Related topics
Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Adelaide Plains, accounting for 69.9% (5,586 people). This share was higher than Regional SA (69.3%).
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Adelaide Plains - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Adelaide Plains in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Adelaide Plains, with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
5,586
% of total
69.9%
Change from 2016
-
5,586
69.9%
-
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,558
% of total
19.5%
Change from 2016
-
1,558
19.5%
-
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
2,144
% of total
26.8%
Change from 2016
-
2,144
26.8%
-
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
1,059
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
-
1,059
13.2%
-
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
825
% of total
10.3%
Change from 2016
-
825
10.3%
-
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,831
% of total
22.9%
Change from 2016
-
1,831
22.9%
-
Not Stated
2021 count
576
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
-
576
7.2%
-
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Adelaide Plains. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 5,586 | 69.9% | 69.3% | - | - | 69.8% | - | - |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,558 | 19.5% | 17.9% | - | - | 18.4% | - | - |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 2,144 | 26.8% | 27.0% | - | - | 26.0% | - | - |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 1,059 | 13.2% | 13.9% | - | - | 13.8% | - | - |
| 30 Hours Or More | 825 | 10.3% | 10.4% | - | - | 11.5% | - | - |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,831 | 22.9% | 22.7% | - | - | 20.0% | - | - |
| Not Stated | 576 | 7.2% | 8.0% | - | - | 10.2% | - | - |
| Total | 7,993 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | 100.0% | - | - |