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 Holdfast Bay (C), accounting for 74.2% (24,207 people). This share was higher than Greater Adelaide (70.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 1,862 people and 1.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Holdfast Bay (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Holdfast Bay (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Adelaide and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Holdfast Bay (C), with comparison markers for Greater Adelaide.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
24,207
% of total
74.2%
Change from 2016
+1.2pp
24,207
74.2%
+1.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
7,353
% of total
22.5%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
7,353
22.5%
-1.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
10,326
% of total
31.7%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
10,326
31.7%
+2.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
4,297
% of total
13.2%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
4,297
13.2%
+1.0pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
2,231
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
2,231
6.8%
-0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
7,123
% of total
21.8%
Change from 2016
+2.2pp
7,123
21.8%
+2.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
1,275
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-3.5pp
1,275
3.9%
-3.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+1,862
+1.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-33
-1.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+1,302
+2.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+575
+1.0pp
30 Hours Or More
+18
-0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+1,115
+2.2pp
Not Stated
-982
-3.5pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Holdfast Bay (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Adelaide.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Adelaide% | Count | % | Greater Adelaide% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 24,207 | 74.2% | 70.7% | 22,345 | 73.0% | 71.4% | +1,862 | +1.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 7,353 | 22.5% | 21.0% | 7,386 | 24.1% | 22.6% | -33 | -1.6pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 10,326 | 31.7% | 29.0% | 9,024 | 29.5% | 27.9% | +1,302 | +2.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 4,297 | 13.2% | 12.6% | 3,722 | 12.2% | 12.3% | +575 | +1.0pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 2,231 | 6.8% | 8.1% | 2,213 | 7.2% | 8.6% | +18 | -0.4pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 7,123 | 21.8% | 24.9% | 6,008 | 19.6% | 21.8% | +1,115 | +2.2pp |
| Not Stated | 1,275 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2,257 | 7.4% | 6.8% | -982 | -3.5pp |
| Total | 32,610 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 30,609 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +2,001 | 0.0pp |