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 King Island (M), accounting for 66.8% (896 people). This share was lower than Regional Tas. (69.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in cared For Own Child Ren, which increased by 20 people and 1.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
King Island (M) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for King Island (M) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for King Island (M), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
305
% of total
22.7%
Change from 2016
+1.1pp
305
22.7%
+1.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
215
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
+1.4pp
215
16.0%
+1.4pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
85
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
85
6.3%
-0.4pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
14
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
14
1.0%
+0.6pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
896
% of total
66.8%
Change from 2016
-0.8pp
896
66.8%
-0.8pp
Not Stated
2021 count
139
% of total
10.4%
Change from 2016
-0.2pp
139
10.4%
-0.2pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
+17
+1.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
+20
+1.4pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
-5
-0.4pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
+8
+0.6pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
-7
-0.8pp
Not Stated
-2
-0.2pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for King Island (M). Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 305 | 22.7% | 24.5% | 288 | 21.6% | 25.5% | +17 | +1.1pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 215 | 16.0% | 16.8% | 195 | 14.6% | 17.6% | +20 | +1.4pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 85 | 6.3% | 6.8% | 90 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -5 | -0.4pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 14 | 1.0% | 0.9% | 6 | 0.4% | 0.8% | +8 | +0.6pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 896 | 66.8% | 69.2% | 903 | 67.6% | 65.7% | -7 | -0.8pp |
| Not Stated | 139 | 10.4% | 6.3% | 141 | 10.6% | 8.8% | -2 | -0.2pp |
| Total | 1,341 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,336 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +5 | 0.0pp |