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.

Key insight

In 2021, provided Unpaid Child Care (All) was the most common response among residents aged 15 and over in Zuytdorp, accounting for 0% (0 people). This share was lower than Northampton (S) (19.2%).

Section overview

Unpaid childcare

Zuytdorp - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises unpaid childcare for Zuytdorp in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northampton (S) and change since 2016.

Unpaid childcare snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Zuytdorp, with comparison markers for Northampton (S).

Zuytdorp
Northampton (S)

Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-

Cared For Own Child Ren

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-

Cared For Other Child Ren

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-

Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-

No Unpaid Child Care Provided

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-

Not Stated

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-

Data table

Unpaid childcare for Zuytdorp. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).

Unpaid childcare for Zuytdorp. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
Unpaid childcare for Zuytdorp. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Northampton (S)%Count%Northampton (S)%Countpp
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)00.0%19.2%--21.3%--
Cared For Own Child Ren00.0%12.8%--14.8%--
Cared For Other Child Ren00.0%5.8%--5.9%--
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren00.0%0.6%--0.5%--
No Unpaid Child Care Provided00.0%66.8%--65.4%--
Not Stated00.0%14.2%--13.3%--
Total00.0%100.0%--100.0%--