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 Port Adelaide Enfield (C), accounting for 64.5% (71,018 people). This share was lower than Greater Adelaide (70.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 6,680 people and 3.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Port Adelaide Enfield (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Adelaide and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Port Adelaide Enfield (C), with comparison markers for Greater Adelaide.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
71,018
% of total
64.5%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
71,018
64.5%
-1.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
21,603
% of total
19.6%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
21,603
19.6%
-1.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
29,224
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
29,224
26.5%
+0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
11,967
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
11,967
10.9%
+0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
8,224
% of total
7.5%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
8,224
7.5%
-0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
32,958
% of total
29.9%
Change from 2016
+3.9pp
32,958
29.9%
+3.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
6,122
% of total
5.6%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
6,122
5.6%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+4,544
-1.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-70
-1.9pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+3,277
+0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+1,128
+0.2pp
30 Hours Or More
+209
-0.4pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+6,680
+3.9pp
Not Stated
-2,020
-2.5pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Port Adelaide Enfield (C). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Adelaide.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Adelaide% | Count | % | Greater Adelaide% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 71,018 | 64.5% | 70.7% | 66,474 | 65.9% | 71.4% | +4,544 | -1.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 21,603 | 19.6% | 21.0% | 21,673 | 21.5% | 22.6% | -70 | -1.9pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 29,224 | 26.5% | 29.0% | 25,947 | 25.7% | 27.9% | +3,277 | +0.8pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 11,967 | 10.9% | 12.6% | 10,839 | 10.7% | 12.3% | +1,128 | +0.2pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 8,224 | 7.5% | 8.1% | 8,015 | 7.9% | 8.6% | +209 | -0.4pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 32,958 | 29.9% | 24.9% | 26,278 | 26.0% | 21.8% | +6,680 | +3.9pp |
| Not Stated | 6,122 | 5.6% | 4.4% | 8,142 | 8.1% | 6.8% | -2,020 | -2.5pp |
| Total | 110,095 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100,886 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +9,209 | 0.0pp |