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 Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional, accounting for 67.7% (6,381 people). This share was higher than Regional NSW (67.1%).
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional, with comparison markers for Regional NSW.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
2,249
% of total
23.9%
Change from 2016
-
2,249
23.9%
-
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
1,501
% of total
15.9%
Change from 2016
-
1,501
15.9%
-
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
678
% of total
7.2%
Change from 2016
-
678
7.2%
-
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
69
% of total
0.7%
Change from 2016
-
69
0.7%
-
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
6,381
% of total
67.7%
Change from 2016
-
6,381
67.7%
-
Not Stated
2021 count
801
% of total
8.5%
Change from 2016
-
801
8.5%
-
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional NSW.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | % | Regional NSW% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 2,249 | 23.9% | 25.6% | - | - | 27.1% | - | - |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 1,501 | 15.9% | 18.2% | - | - | 18.3% | - | - |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 678 | 7.2% | 6.6% | - | - | 7.9% | - | - |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 69 | 0.7% | 0.8% | - | - | 0.8% | - | - |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 6,381 | 67.7% | 67.1% | - | - | 63.3% | - | - |
| Not Stated | 801 | 8.5% | 7.4% | - | - | 9.6% | - | - |
| Total | 9,429 | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | - | 100.0% | - | - |