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 Cocos Islands, accounting for 57.8% (270 people). This share was similar to Other Territories (57.6%).
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Cocos Islands - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Cocos Islands in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Other Territories and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cocos Islands, with comparison markers for Other Territories.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
105
% of total
22.5%
Change from 2016
-
105
22.5%
-
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
69
% of total
14.8%
Change from 2016
-
69
14.8%
-
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
31
% of total
6.6%
Change from 2016
-
31
6.6%
-
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
4
% of total
0.9%
Change from 2016
-
4
0.9%
-
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
270
% of total
57.8%
Change from 2016
-
270
57.8%
-
Not Stated
2021 count
89
% of total
19.1%
Change from 2016
-
89
19.1%
-
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Cocos Islands. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Other Territories.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Other Territories% | Count | % | Other Territories% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 105 | 22.5% | 22.1% | - | - | 22.8% | - | - |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 69 | 14.8% | 14.9% | - | - | 16.4% | - | - |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 31 | 6.6% | 6.0% | - | - | 5.8% | - | - |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 4 | 0.9% | 1.0% | - | - | 0.7% | - | - |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 270 | 57.8% | 57.6% | - | - | 57.3% | - | - |
| Not Stated | 89 | 19.1% | 20.5% | - | - | 19.9% | - | - |
| Total | 467 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | 100.0% | - | - |