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 West Torrens (C), accounting for 69.7% (36,736 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 2,417 people and 3.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid domestic work
West Torrens (C) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid domestic work for West Torrens (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Adelaide and change since 2016.
Unpaid domestic work snapshot
2021 distribution by category for West Torrens (C), with comparison markers for Greater Adelaide.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
36,736
% of total
69.7%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
36,736
69.7%
0.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
2021 count
11,564
% of total
21.9%
Change from 2016
-2.3pp
11,564
21.9%
-2.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
2021 count
15,319
% of total
29.0%
Change from 2016
+1.6pp
15,319
29.0%
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
2021 count
6,046
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
6,046
11.5%
+0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
2021 count
3,807
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
-0.1pp
3,807
7.2%
-0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
2021 count
13,986
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
+3.1pp
13,986
26.5%
+3.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
2,021
% of total
3.8%
Change from 2016
-3.1pp
2,021
3.8%
-3.1pp
Chart view
Unpaid domestic work change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Did Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,279
0.0pp
Less Than 5 Hours
-388
-2.3pp
Between 5 And 14 Hours
+1,785
+1.6pp
Between 15 And 29 Hours
+683
+0.7pp
30 Hours Or More
+199
-0.1pp
Did No Unpaid Domestic Work
+2,417
+3.1pp
Not Stated
-1,395
-3.1pp
Data table
Unpaid domestic work for West Torrens (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 | 36,736 | 69.7% | 70.7% | 34,457 | 69.7% | 71.4% | +2,279 | 0.0pp |
| Less Than 5 Hours | 11,564 | 21.9% | 21.0% | 11,952 | 24.2% | 22.6% | -388 | -2.3pp |
| Between 5 And 14 Hours | 15,319 | 29.0% | 29.0% | 13,534 | 27.4% | 27.9% | +1,785 | +1.6pp |
| Between 15 And 29 Hours | 6,046 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 5,363 | 10.8% | 12.3% | +683 | +0.7pp |
| 30 Hours Or More | 3,807 | 7.2% | 8.1% | 3,608 | 7.3% | 8.6% | +199 | -0.1pp |
| Did No Unpaid Domestic Work | 13,986 | 26.5% | 24.9% | 11,569 | 23.4% | 21.8% | +2,417 | +3.1pp |
| Not Stated | 2,021 | 3.8% | 4.4% | 3,416 | 6.9% | 6.8% | -1,395 | -3.1pp |
| Total | 52,740 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 49,447 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,293 | 0.0pp |