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 Bilingurr, accounting for 51.5% (578 people). This share was lower than Broome (S) (56.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which increased by 43 people, while its share fell by 1.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Bilingurr - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Bilingurr in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Broome (S) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Bilingurr, with comparison markers for Broome (S).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
379
% of total
33.7%
Change from 2016
-1.8pp
379
33.7%
-1.8pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
295
% of total
26.3%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
295
26.3%
-1.2pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
62
% of total
5.5%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
62
5.5%
-1.2pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
24
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
24
2.1%
+0.7pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
578
% of total
51.5%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
578
51.5%
-1.3pp
Not Stated
2021 count
165
% of total
14.7%
Change from 2016
+4.0pp
165
14.7%
+4.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
+19
-1.8pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
+16
-1.2pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
-6
-1.2pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
+10
+0.7pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
+43
-1.3pp
Not Stated
+57
+4.0pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Bilingurr. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Broome (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Broome (S)% | Count | % | Broome (S)% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 379 | 33.7% | 27.3% | 360 | 35.5% | 28.1% | +19 | -1.8pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 295 | 26.3% | 19.7% | 279 | 27.5% | 20.3% | +16 | -1.2pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 62 | 5.5% | 6.1% | 68 | 6.7% | 6.3% | -6 | -1.2pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 24 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 14 | 1.4% | 1.5% | +10 | +0.7pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 578 | 51.5% | 56.4% | 535 | 52.8% | 57.3% | +43 | -1.3pp |
| Not Stated | 165 | 14.7% | 16.2% | 108 | 10.7% | 14.7% | +57 | +4.0pp |
| Total | 1,123 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,013 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +110 | 0.0pp |