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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Franklin Harbour (DC), accounting for 69% (753 people). This share was lower than Regional SA (69.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 28 people and 2.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Franklin Harbour (DC) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Franklin Harbour (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Franklin Harbour (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.

Franklin Harbour (DC)
Regional SA

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

753

% of total

69.0%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

188

% of total

17.2%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

272

% of total

24.9%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

161

% of total

14.8%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

132

% of total

12.1%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

219

% of total

20.1%

Change from 2016

+2.3pp

Not Stated

2021 count

119

% of total

10.9%

Change from 2016

-1.6pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Franklin Harbour (DC). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.

Unpaid domestic work for Franklin Harbour (DC). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
Unpaid domestic work for Franklin Harbour (DC). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
Category20212016Change
Count%Regional SA%Count%Regional SA%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work75369.0%69.3%75370.2%69.8%0-1.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours18817.2%17.9%20018.7%18.4%-12-1.5pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours27224.9%27.0%25523.8%26.0%+17+1.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours16114.8%13.9%16215.1%13.8%-1-0.3pp
30 Hours Or More13212.1%10.4%13612.7%11.5%-4-0.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work21920.1%22.7%19117.8%20.0%+28+2.3pp
Not Stated11910.9%8.0%13412.5%10.2%-15-1.6pp
Total1,091100.0%100.0%1,072100.0%100.0%+190.0pp