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.
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Key insight
In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Ceduna (DC), accounting for 68.7% (1,919 people). This share was lower than Regional SA (69.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 165 people and 3.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Ceduna (DC) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Ceduna (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Ceduna (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,919
% of total
68.7%
Change from 2016
+3.7pp
1,919
68.7%
+3.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
499
% of total
17.9%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
499
17.9%
-0.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
784
% of total
28.1%
Change from 2016
+2.5pp
784
28.1%
+2.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
395
% of total
14.1%
Change from 2016
+2.4pp
395
14.1%
+2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
241
% of total
8.6%
Change from 2016
-0.3pp
241
8.6%
-0.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
614
% of total
22.0%
Change from 2016
+3.6pp
614
22.0%
+3.6pp
Not Stated
2021 count
255
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-7.9pp
255
9.1%
-7.9pp
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+165
+3.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-6
-0.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+93
+2.5pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+78
+2.4pp
30 Hours Or More
0
-0.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+118
+3.6pp
Not Stated
-203
-7.9pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Ceduna (DC). 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 | 1,919 | 68.7% | 69.3% | 1,754 | 65.0% | 69.8% | +165 | +3.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 499 | 17.9% | 17.9% | 505 | 18.7% | 18.4% | -6 | -0.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 784 | 28.1% | 27.0% | 691 | 25.6% | 26.0% | +93 | +2.5pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 395 | 14.1% | 13.9% | 317 | 11.7% | 13.8% | +78 | +2.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 241 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 241 | 8.9% | 11.5% | 0 | -0.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 614 | 22.0% | 22.7% | 496 | 18.4% | 20.0% | +118 | +3.6pp |
| Not Stated | 255 | 9.1% | 8.0% | 458 | 17.0% | 10.2% | -203 | -7.9pp |
| Total | 2,792 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,699 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +93 | 0.0pp |