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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 Glenroy (SA), accounting for 75.4% (49 people). This share was higher than Wattle Range (DC) (69.9%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in less Than 5 Hours, which decreased by 10 people and 12.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Unpaid domestic work

Glenroy (SA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises domestic work for Glenroy (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wattle Range (DC) and change since 2016.

Unpaid domestic work snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Glenroy (SA), with comparison markers for Wattle Range (DC).

Glenroy (SA)
Wattle Range (DC)

Did Unpaid Domestic Work

Less Than 5 Hours

Between 5 And 14 Hours

Between 15 And 29 Hours

30 Hours Or More

Did No Unpaid Domestic Work

Not Stated

Data table

Domestic Work for Glenroy (SA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).

Domestic Work for Glenroy (SA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).
Domestic Work for Glenroy (SA). Unpaid domestic work. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wattle Range (DC).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wattle Range (DC)%Count%Wattle Range (DC)%Countpp
Did Unpaid Domestic Work4975.4%69.9%5374.6%70.9%-4+0.8pp
Less Than 5 Hours1320.0%17.1%2332.4%17.9%-10-12.4pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours1624.6%27.1%1825.4%25.7%-2-0.8pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours1116.9%15.0%68.5%14.3%+5+8.4pp
30 Hours Or More913.8%10.7%68.5%13.0%+3+5.3pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work1726.2%22.2%912.7%19.6%+8+13.5pp
Not Stated57.7%7.9%79.9%9.5%-2-2.2pp
Total65100.0%100.0%71100.0%100.0%-60.0pp