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 Kingswood (SA), accounting for 71.4% (1,546 people). This share was lower than Mitcham (C) (79.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 259 people and 10 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Kingswood (SA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Kingswood (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mitcham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Kingswood (SA), with comparison markers for Mitcham (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,546
% of total
71.4%
Change from 2016
-6.0pp
1,546
71.4%
-6.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
435
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
435
20.1%
-4.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
649
% of total
30.0%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
649
30.0%
-0.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
301
% of total
13.9%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
301
13.9%
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
161
% of total
7.4%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
161
7.4%
-1.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
559
% of total
25.8%
Change from 2016
+10.0pp
559
25.8%
+10.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
66
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
-3.4pp
66
3.0%
-3.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+77
-6.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-26
-4.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+76
-0.2pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+30
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
-3
-1.2pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+259
+10.0pp
Not Stated
-56
-3.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Kingswood (SA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mitcham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | % | Mitcham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,546 | 71.4% | 79.1% | 1,469 | 77.4% | 77.8% | +77 | -6.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 435 | 20.1% | 22.5% | 461 | 24.3% | 23.7% | -26 | -4.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 649 | 30.0% | 33.0% | 573 | 30.2% | 30.8% | +76 | -0.2pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 301 | 13.9% | 15.4% | 271 | 14.3% | 14.5% | +30 | -0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 161 | 7.4% | 8.1% | 164 | 8.6% | 8.7% | -3 | -1.2pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 559 | 25.8% | 18.0% | 300 | 15.8% | 16.9% | +259 | +10.0pp |
| Not Stated | 66 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 122 | 6.4% | 5.3% | -56 | -3.4pp |
| Total | 2,165 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,897 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +268 | 0.0pp |