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 Tatiara (DC), accounting for 70% (3,952 people). This share was higher than Regional SA (69.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 278 people and 4.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Tatiara (DC) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Tatiara (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Tatiara (DC), with comparison markers for Regional SA.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
3,952
% of total
70.0%
Change from 2016
-1.4pp
3,952
70.0%
-1.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
1,172
% of total
20.8%
Change from 2016
-1.6pp
1,172
20.8%
-1.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
1,553
% of total
27.5%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
1,553
27.5%
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
709
% of total
12.6%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
709
12.6%
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
518
% of total
9.2%
Change from 2016
-1.0pp
518
9.2%
-1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,190
% of total
21.1%
Change from 2016
+4.1pp
1,190
21.1%
+4.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
507
% of total
9.0%
Change from 2016
-2.7pp
507
9.0%
-2.7pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+122
-1.4pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-30
-1.6pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+165
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+14
-0.4pp
30 Hours Or More
-27
-1.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+278
+4.1pp
Not Stated
-119
-2.7pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Tatiara (DC). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional SA.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | % | Regional SA% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 3,952 | 70.0% | 69.3% | 3,830 | 71.4% | 69.8% | +122 | -1.4pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 1,172 | 20.8% | 17.9% | 1,202 | 22.4% | 18.4% | -30 | -1.6pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 1,553 | 27.5% | 27.0% | 1,388 | 25.9% | 26.0% | +165 | +1.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 709 | 12.6% | 13.9% | 695 | 13.0% | 13.8% | +14 | -0.4pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 518 | 9.2% | 10.4% | 545 | 10.2% | 11.5% | -27 | -1.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,190 | 21.1% | 22.7% | 912 | 17.0% | 20.0% | +278 | +4.1pp |
| Not Stated | 507 | 9.0% | 8.0% | 626 | 11.7% | 10.2% | -119 | -2.7pp |
| Total | 5,648 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5,366 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +282 | 0.0pp |