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 Donvale, accounting for 69.8% (7,377 people). This share was higher than Manningham (C) (69.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which increased by 7,360 people and 9.1 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Donvale - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Donvale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Donvale, with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
2,818
% of total
26.7%
Change from 2016
-1.9pp
2,818
26.7%
-1.9pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
2,128
% of total
20.1%
Change from 2016
-1.3pp
2,128
20.1%
-1.3pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
640
% of total
6.1%
Change from 2016
+6.1pp
640
6.1%
+6.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
54
% of total
0.5%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
54
0.5%
+0.5pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
7,377
% of total
69.8%
Change from 2016
+9.1pp
7,377
69.8%
+9.1pp
Not Stated
2021 count
369
% of total
3.5%
Change from 2016
-10.8pp
369
3.5%
-10.8pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
+2,810
-1.9pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
+2,122
-1.3pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
+640
+6.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
+54
+0.5pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
+7,360
+9.1pp
Not Stated
+365
-10.8pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Donvale. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Manningham (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | % | Manningham (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 2,818 | 26.7% | 26.9% | 8 | 28.6% | 27.9% | +2,810 | -1.9pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 2,128 | 20.1% | 20.3% | 6 | 21.4% | 19.3% | +2,122 | -1.3pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 640 | 6.1% | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 8.1% | +640 | +6.1pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 54 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +54 | +0.5pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 7,377 | 69.8% | 69.6% | 17 | 60.7% | 66.8% | +7,360 | +9.1pp |
| Not Stated | 369 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4 | 14.3% | 5.4% | +365 | -10.8pp |
| Total | 10,563 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 28 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +10,535 | 0.0pp |