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RDA Limestone Coast RegionCommunity profile

Limestone Coast region

Unpaid domestic work

In Limestone Coast region 23% of the population over 15 did more than 14 hours of housework each week in 2021.

There has been increased interest in identifying, acknowledging and valuing the unpaid work that supports home and community life. The changing amount of time spent on unpaid housework in different Household Types and, particularly the distribution of this work within the household, can indicate the changing roles of males, females and older children in society. The level of unpaid domestic work in Limestone Coast region may also be related to Household Income, as higher income households are able to outsource some of these tasks.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'In the last week did the person spend time doing unpaid domestic work for their household?'

Unpaid domestic work
Limestone Coast region - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Hours spent on unpaid domestic workNumber%Regional SA %Number%Regional SA %2016 to 2021
Did unpaid domestic work38,36769.569.337,09370.769.8+1,274
Less than 5 hours10,44818.917.910,48620.018.4-38
Between 5 and 14 hours15,17827.527.013,92426.526.0+1,254
Between 15 and 29 hours7,42313.513.97,04913.413.8+374
30 hours or more5,3189.610.45,63410.711.5-316
Did no unpaid domestic work12,17222.122.710,31619.720.0+1,856
Not stated4,6398.48.05,0849.710.2-445
Total persons aged 15+55,178100.0100.052,493100.0100.0+2,685
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid domestic work performed by the population in Limestone Coast region in 2021 compared to Regional SA shows that there was a lower proportion of persons who performed 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work per week.

Overall, 23% of the population reported performing 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work, compared with 24.4% for Regional SA.

The major differences between the share of the population performing unpaid domestic work in Limestone Coast region and Regional SA were:

  • A larger percentage of persons who did less than 5 hours of domestic work (18.9% compared to 17.9%)
  • A larger percentage of persons who did between 5 and 14 hours of domestic work (27.5% compared to 27.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did 30 hours or more of domestic work (9.6% compared to 10.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons who did no unpaid domestic work (22.1% compared to 22.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid domestic work in Limestone Coast region, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:

  • Did no unpaid domestic work (+1,856 persons)
  • Did unpaid domestic work (+1,274 persons)
  • Between 5 and 14 hours (+1,254 persons)
  • Between 15 and 29 hours (+374 persons)

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