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, provided Unpaid Child Care (All) was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Scotts Brook, accounting for 57.6% (34 people). This share was higher than Boyup Brook (S) (26.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which decreased by 2,232 people and 21.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Scotts Brook - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Scotts Brook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Boyup Brook (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Scotts Brook, with comparison markers for Boyup Brook (S).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
34
% of total
57.6%
Change from 2016
+25.6pp
34
57.6%
+25.6pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
25
% of total
42.4%
Change from 2016
+19.5pp
25
42.4%
+19.5pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
5
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
5
8.5%
+1.0pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
5
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
+6.9pp
5
8.5%
+6.9pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
24
% of total
40.7%
Change from 2016
-21.7pp
24
40.7%
-21.7pp
Not Stated
2021 count
8
% of total
13.6%
Change from 2016
+7.9pp
8
13.6%
+7.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
-1,123
+25.6pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
-804
+19.5pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
-265
+1.0pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
-54
+6.9pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
-2,232
-21.7pp
Not Stated
-197
+7.9pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Scotts Brook. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Boyup Brook (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Boyup Brook (S)% | Count | % | Boyup Brook (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 34 | 57.6% | 26.4% | 1,157 | 32.0% | 26.8% | -1,123 | +25.6pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 25 | 42.4% | 18.2% | 829 | 22.9% | 18.5% | -804 | +19.5pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 5 | 8.5% | 6.4% | 270 | 7.5% | 7.9% | -265 | +1.0pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 5 | 8.5% | 1.3% | 59 | 1.6% | 0.4% | -54 | +6.9pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 24 | 40.7% | 62.8% | 2,256 | 62.4% | 63.0% | -2,232 | -21.7pp |
| Not Stated | 8 | 13.6% | 11.0% | 205 | 5.7% | 10.6% | -197 | +7.9pp |
| Total | 59 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3,614 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -3,555 | 0.0pp |