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.

Key insight

In 2021, doing unpaid domestic work was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Craigmore, accounting for 66.8% (5,783 people). This share was higher than Playford (C) (63.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 5,711 people and 0.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Craigmore - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Craigmore in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Playford (C) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Craigmore, with comparison markers for Playford (C).

Craigmore
Playford (C)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

5,783

% of total

66.8%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Less Than 5 Hours

2021 count

1,734

% of total

20.0%

Change from 2016

+4.3pp

Between 5 And 14 Hours

2021 count

2,281

% of total

26.3%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

Between 15 And 29 Hours

2021 count

1,009

% of total

11.7%

Change from 2016

-4.0pp

30 Hours Or More

2021 count

759

% of total

8.8%

Change from 2016

-1.4pp

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

2021 count

2,520

% of total

29.1%

Change from 2016

+9.7pp

Not Stated

2021 count

360

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

-8.8pp

Data table

Unpaid domestic work for Craigmore. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).

Unpaid domestic work for Craigmore. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
Unpaid domestic work for Craigmore. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Playford (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Playford (C)%Count%Playford (C)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work5,78366.8%63.3%7266.7%65.3%+5,711+0.1pp
Less Than 5 Hours1,73420.0%18.9%1715.7%19.7%+1,717+4.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours2,28126.3%24.7%2725.0%24.6%+2,254+1.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours1,00911.7%10.7%1715.7%11.2%+992-4.0pp
30 Hours Or More7598.8%8.9%1110.2%9.8%+748-1.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work2,52029.1%30.1%2119.4%25.6%+2,499+9.7pp
Not Stated3604.2%6.7%1413.0%9.1%+346-8.8pp
Total8,658100.0%100.0%108100.0%100.0%+8,5500.0pp