Employment
Unpaid childcare
About this topic
Unpaid childcare records whether people aged 15 years and over spent time looking after a child without pay, including their own children and other people's children. It reflects the role of parents, grandparents, extended family, and community networks in caring for children.
This topic helps show how childcare is supported outside the paid care sector and can highlight the role of family-based care. It is best interpreted with household type, employment, and income, because unpaid childcare patterns are shaped by family structure, work arrangements, and access to formal childcare.
Interpretation notes
- This records unpaid childcare in the previous two weeks for people aged 15 years and over, including care for a person's own children and other children.
- It identifies whether childcare was provided, not the number of hours or whether care was regular, occasional, or shared with formal services.
Related topics
Key insight
In 2021, not providing unpaid child care was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Gormans Hill, accounting for 75.1% (580 people). This share was higher than Bathurst Regional (A) (64.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which increased by 197 people and 16.9 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Gormans Hill - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Gormans Hill in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Bathurst Regional (A) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Gormans Hill, with comparison markers for Bathurst Regional (A).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
133
% of total
17.2%
Change from 2016
-4.5pp
133
17.2%
-4.5pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
89
% of total
11.5%
Change from 2016
-3.7pp
89
11.5%
-3.7pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
38
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
38
4.9%
-0.6pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
0
% of total
0.0%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
0
0.0%
-0.8pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
580
% of total
75.1%
Change from 2016
+16.9pp
580
75.1%
+16.9pp
Not Stated
2021 count
66
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
-12.5pp
66
8.5%
-12.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
-10
-4.5pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
-11
-3.7pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
+2
-0.6pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
-5
-0.8pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
+197
+16.9pp
Not Stated
-72
-12.5pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Gormans Hill. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Bathurst Regional (A).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Bathurst Regional (A)% | Count | % | Bathurst Regional (A)% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 133 | 17.2% | 27.1% | 143 | 21.7% | 29.0% | -10 | -4.5pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 89 | 11.5% | 19.0% | 100 | 15.2% | 19.7% | -11 | -3.7pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 38 | 4.9% | 7.2% | 36 | 5.5% | 8.4% | +2 | -0.6pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 0 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 0.9% | -5 | -0.8pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 580 | 75.1% | 64.8% | 383 | 58.2% | 59.4% | +197 | +16.9pp |
| Not Stated | 66 | 8.5% | 8.1% | 138 | 21.0% | 11.6% | -72 | -12.5pp |
| Total | 772 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 658 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +114 | 0.0pp |