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 Salisbury Plain, accounting for 63% (667 people). This share was higher than Salisbury (C) (62.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 88 people and 6.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Salisbury Plain - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Salisbury Plain in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Salisbury (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Salisbury Plain, with comparison markers for Salisbury (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
667
% of total
63.0%
Change from 2016
-2.6pp
667
63.0%
-2.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
205
% of total
19.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
205
19.4%
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
249
% of total
23.5%
Change from 2016
-4.3pp
249
23.5%
-4.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
120
% of total
11.3%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
120
11.3%
+1.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
93
% of total
8.8%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
93
8.8%
+0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
348
% of total
32.9%
Change from 2016
+6.8pp
348
32.9%
+6.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
41
% of total
3.9%
Change from 2016
-5.2pp
41
3.9%
-5.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+13
-2.6pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+13
+0.1pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
-28
-4.3pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+18
+1.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+10
+0.5pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+88
+6.8pp
Not Stated
-50
-5.2pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Salisbury Plain. Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Salisbury (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | % | Salisbury (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 667 | 63.0% | 62.6% | 654 | 65.6% | 66.5% | +13 | -2.6pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 205 | 19.4% | 19.2% | 192 | 19.3% | 20.9% | +13 | +0.1pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 249 | 23.5% | 24.5% | 277 | 27.8% | 25.3% | -28 | -4.3pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 120 | 11.3% | 10.6% | 102 | 10.2% | 11.3% | +18 | +1.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 93 | 8.8% | 8.2% | 83 | 8.3% | 8.9% | +10 | +0.5pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 348 | 32.9% | 32.4% | 260 | 26.1% | 26.8% | +88 | +6.8pp |
| Not Stated | 41 | 3.9% | 5.0% | 91 | 9.1% | 6.7% | -50 | -5.2pp |
| Total | 1,058 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 997 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +61 | 0.0pp |