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 Park Orchards (part), accounting for 67% (2,121 people). This share was lower than Manningham (C) (69.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which increased by 2,085 people, while its share fell by 2.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Park Orchards (part) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Park Orchards (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Manningham (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Park Orchards (part), with comparison markers for Manningham (C).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
953
% of total
30.1%
Change from 2016
+8.9pp
953
30.1%
+8.9pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
639
% of total
20.2%
Change from 2016
-2.9pp
639
20.2%
-2.9pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
297
% of total
9.4%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
297
9.4%
+1.7pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
19
% of total
0.6%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
19
0.6%
+0.6pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
2,121
% of total
67.0%
Change from 2016
-2.2pp
2,121
67.0%
-2.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
89
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-4.9pp
89
2.8%
-4.9pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
+942
+8.9pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
+627
-2.9pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
+293
+1.7pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
+19
+0.6pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
+2,085
-2.2pp
Not Stated
+85
-4.9pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Park Orchards (part). 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) | 953 | 30.1% | 26.9% | 11 | 21.2% | 27.9% | +942 | +8.9pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 639 | 20.2% | 20.3% | 12 | 23.1% | 19.3% | +627 | -2.9pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 297 | 9.4% | 6.2% | 4 | 7.7% | 8.1% | +293 | +1.7pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 19 | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% | +19 | +0.6pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 2,121 | 67.0% | 69.6% | 36 | 69.2% | 66.8% | +2,085 | -2.2pp |
| Not Stated | 89 | 2.8% | 3.5% | 4 | 7.7% | 5.4% | +85 | -4.9pp |
| Total | 3,164 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 52 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +3,112 | 0.0pp |