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 Echunga, accounting for 79.8% (794 people). This share was higher than Mount Barker (DC) (78.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 50 people and 4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Echunga - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Echunga in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Echunga, with comparison markers for Mount Barker (DC).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
794
% of total
79.8%
Change from 2016
-4.1pp
794
79.8%
-4.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
231
% of total
23.2%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
231
23.2%
-1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
321
% of total
32.3%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
321
32.3%
-0.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
150
% of total
15.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
150
15.1%
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
92
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
92
9.2%
-2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
144
% of total
14.5%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
144
14.5%
+4.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
62
% of total
6.2%
Change from 2016
+0.4pp
62
6.2%
+0.4pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+41
-4.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+14
-1.0pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+30
-0.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+11
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
-14
-2.6pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+50
+4.0pp
Not Stated
+10
+0.4pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Echunga. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Barker (DC).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | % | Mount Barker (DC)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 794 | 79.8% | 78.6% | 753 | 83.9% | 78.1% | +41 | -4.1pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 231 | 23.2% | 21.8% | 217 | 24.2% | 22.2% | +14 | -1.0pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 321 | 32.3% | 32.4% | 291 | 32.4% | 30.7% | +30 | -0.1pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 150 | 15.1% | 14.6% | 139 | 15.5% | 14.5% | +11 | -0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 92 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 106 | 11.8% | 10.7% | -14 | -2.6pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 144 | 14.5% | 16.9% | 94 | 10.5% | 14.7% | +50 | +4.0pp |
| Not Stated | 62 | 6.2% | 4.5% | 52 | 5.8% | 7.2% | +10 | +0.4pp |
| Total | 995 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 898 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +97 | 0.0pp |