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 Mount Barker (SA), accounting for 76.7% (11,275 people). This share was lower than Mount Barker (DC) (78.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 11,272 people and 46.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Mount Barker (SA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Mount Barker (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Barker (DC) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Barker (SA), with comparison markers for Mount Barker (DC).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
11,275
% of total
76.7%
Change from 2016
+46.7pp
11,275
76.7%
+46.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
3,285
% of total
22.3%
Change from 2016
+22.3pp
3,285
22.3%
+22.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
4,749
% of total
32.3%
Change from 2016
+2.3pp
4,749
32.3%
+2.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
1,926
% of total
13.1%
Change from 2016
+13.1pp
1,926
13.1%
+13.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
1,315
% of total
8.9%
Change from 2016
+8.9pp
1,315
8.9%
+8.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,837
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
+19.3pp
2,837
19.3%
+19.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
588
% of total
4.0%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
588
4.0%
+4.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+11,272
+46.7pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+3,285
+22.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+4,746
+2.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,926
+13.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+1,315
+8.9pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,837
+19.3pp
Not Stated
+588
+4.0pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Mount Barker (SA). 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 | 11,275 | 76.7% | 78.6% | 3 | 30.0% | 78.1% | +11,272 | +46.7pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 3,285 | 22.3% | 21.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 22.2% | +3,285 | +22.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 4,749 | 32.3% | 32.4% | 3 | 30.0% | 30.7% | +4,746 | +2.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 1,926 | 13.1% | 14.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 14.5% | +1,926 | +13.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 1,315 | 8.9% | 9.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 10.7% | +1,315 | +8.9pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,837 | 19.3% | 16.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 14.7% | +2,837 | +19.3pp |
| Not Stated | 588 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 7.2% | +588 | +4.0pp |
| Total | 14,699 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +14,689 | 0.0pp |