Employment
Unpaid Care
About this topic
Unpaid care records whether people aged 15 years and over spent time providing unpaid help or assistance to someone because of disability, long-term illness, or problems related to old age. It captures informal care provided by family members or others in the community.
This topic is useful for understanding the demand placed on informal carers and the likely need for support services, respite, and home-based assistance. It does not measure the intensity or duration of care, so it should be read alongside need for assistance and other health and ageing indicators.
Interpretation notes
- This records whether a person aged 15 years and over provided unpaid help or assistance in the previous two weeks because of disability, long-term illness, or old age.
- It identifies whether care was provided, not the intensity, frequency, or number of hours of care.
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Key insight
In 2021, not providing unpaid care was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Mount Isa City, accounting for 55.8% (87 people). This share was lower than Mount Isa (C) (80.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in provided Unpaid Assistance, which decreased by 4 people and 4.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid care
Mount Isa City - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid care for Mount Isa City in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Mount Isa (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Boundary change is material, so 2016 change figures should be read as approximate.
Unpaid care snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Mount Isa City, with comparison markers for Mount Isa (C).
Total Provided Unpaid Assistance
Total No Unpaid Assistance Provided
Total Unpaid Assistance Not Stated
Chart view
Unpaid care change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Total Provided Unpaid Assistance
-4
-4.3pp
Total No Unpaid Assistance Provided
+3
-14.8pp
Total Unpaid Assistance Not Stated
+39
+20.1pp
Data table
Unpaid Care for Mount Isa City. Unpaid care. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Mount Isa (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Mount Isa (C)% | Count | % | Mount Isa (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Total Provided Unpaid Assistance | 3 | 1.9% | 7.1% | 7 | 6.2% | 7.6% | -4 | -4.3pp |
| Total No Unpaid Assistance Provided | 87 | 55.8% | 80.8% | 84 | 70.6% | 78.0% | +3 | -14.8pp |
| Total Unpaid Assistance Not Stated | 65 | 41.7% | 12.0% | 26 | 21.6% | 14.5% | +39 | +20.1pp |
| Total | 156 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 118 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +38 | 0.0pp |