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 Malvern (SA), accounting for 79.7% (1,809 people). This share was higher than Unley (C) (76.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in doing unpaid domestic work, which increased by 168 people and 3.5 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
Malvern (SA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for Malvern (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Malvern (SA), with comparison markers for Unley (C).
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
1,809
% of total
79.7%
Change from 2016
+3.5pp
1,809
79.7%
+3.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
540
% of total
23.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
540
23.8%
-0.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
729
% of total
32.1%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
729
32.1%
+2.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
364
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
364
16.0%
+2.1pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
176
% of total
7.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
176
7.8%
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
427
% of total
18.8%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
427
18.8%
0.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
32
% of total
1.4%
Change from 2016
-3.3pp
32
1.4%
-3.3pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+168
+3.5pp
Less Than 5 Hours
+11
-0.8pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+84
+2.1pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+65
+2.1pp
30 Hours Or More
+8
0.0pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+22
0.0pp
Not Stated
-70
-3.3pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for Malvern (SA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Unley (C)% | Count | % | Unley (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Did Unpaid Domestic Work | 1,809 | 79.7% | 76.5% | 1,641 | 76.2% | 74.8% | +168 | +3.5pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 540 | 23.8% | 23.2% | 529 | 24.6% | 25.3% | +11 | -0.8pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 729 | 32.1% | 32.4% | 645 | 30.0% | 30.2% | +84 | +2.1pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 364 | 16.0% | 14.0% | 299 | 13.9% | 12.4% | +65 | +2.1pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 176 | 7.8% | 7.0% | 168 | 7.8% | 7.0% | +8 | 0.0pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 427 | 18.8% | 20.6% | 405 | 18.8% | 19.4% | +22 | 0.0pp |
| Not Stated | 32 | 1.4% | 2.9% | 102 | 4.7% | 5.8% | -70 | -3.3pp |
| Total | 2,270 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,153 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +117 | 0.0pp |