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 Huntfield Heights, accounting for 66.4% (2,219 people). This share was lower than Onkaparinga (C) (73.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 199 people and 4.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Huntfield Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Huntfield Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Onkaparinga (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Huntfield Heights, with comparison markers for Onkaparinga (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
2,219
% of total
66.4%
Change from 2016
-4.2pp
2,219
66.4%
-4.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
661
% of total
19.8%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
661
19.8%
+0.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
854
% of total
25.6%
Change from 2016
-2.4pp
854
25.6%
-2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
394
% of total
11.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
394
11.8%
-0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
310
% of total
9.3%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
310
9.3%
-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
945
% of total
28.3%
Change from 2016
+4.7pp
945
28.3%
+4.7pp
Not Stated
2021 count
187
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
187
5.6%
-0.6pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
-16
-4.2pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+41
+0.2pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-33
-2.4pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1
-0.6pp
30 Hours Or More
-25
-1.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+199
+4.7pp
Not Stated
-8
-0.6pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Huntfield Heights. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Onkaparinga (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | % | Onkaparinga (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 2,219 | 66.4% | 73.4% | 2,235 | 70.6% | 74.2% | -16 | -4.2pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 661 | 19.8% | 21.0% | 620 | 19.6% | 22.1% | +41 | +0.2pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 854 | 25.6% | 30.0% | 887 | 28.0% | 29.1% | -33 | -2.4pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 394 | 11.8% | 13.5% | 393 | 12.4% | 13.3% | +1 | -0.6pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 310 | 9.3% | 8.9% | 335 | 10.6% | 9.7% | -25 | -1.3pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 945 | 28.3% | 21.9% | 746 | 23.6% | 19.0% | +199 | +4.7pp |
| Not Stated | 187 | 5.6% | 4.6% | 195 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -8 | -0.6pp |
| Total | 3,342 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,167 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +175 | 0.0pp |