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.
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Key insight
In 2021, not providing unpaid child care was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Bayside (NSW), accounting for 71.9% (106,969 people). This share was higher than Greater Sydney (68.9%).
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Bayside (NSW) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Bayside (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bayside (NSW), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
31,579
% of total
21.2%
Change from 2016
-
31,579
21.2%
-
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
27,178
% of total
18.3%
Change from 2016
-
27,178
18.3%
-
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
4,129
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-
4,129
2.8%
-
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
281
% of total
0.2%
Change from 2016
-
281
0.2%
-
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
106,969
% of total
71.9%
Change from 2016
-
106,969
71.9%
-
Not Stated
2021 count
10,137
% of total
6.8%
Change from 2016
-
10,137
6.8%
-
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Bayside (NSW). Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Greater Sydney.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | % | Greater Sydney% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 31,579 | 21.2% | 25.2% | - | - | 27.3% | - | - |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 27,178 | 18.3% | 21.3% | - | - | 20.3% | - | - |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 4,129 | 2.8% | 3.6% | - | - | 6.4% | - | - |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 281 | 0.2% | 0.3% | - | - | 0.6% | - | - |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 106,969 | 71.9% | 68.9% | - | - | 65.2% | - | - |
| Not Stated | 10,137 | 6.8% | 5.9% | - | - | 7.5% | - | - |
| Total | 148,694 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | 100.0% | - | - |