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 Pormpuraaw (S), accounting for 47.3% (223 people). This share was lower than Regional Qld (66.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which decreased by 128 people and 16.2 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Pormpuraaw (S) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Pormpuraaw (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Qld and change since 2016.
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Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Pormpuraaw (S), with comparison markers for Regional Qld.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
179
% of total
38.0%
Change from 2016
+5.1pp
179
38.0%
+5.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
41
% of total
8.7%
Change from 2016
-10.8pp
41
8.7%
-10.8pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
130
% of total
27.6%
Change from 2016
+15.3pp
130
27.6%
+15.3pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
4
% of total
0.8%
Change from 2016
-0.6pp
4
0.8%
-0.6pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
223
% of total
47.3%
Change from 2016
-16.2pp
223
47.3%
-16.2pp
Not Stated
2021 count
76
% of total
16.1%
Change from 2016
+11.8pp
76
16.1%
+11.8pp
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
-3
+5.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
-67
-10.8pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
+62
+15.3pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
-4
-0.6pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
-128
-16.2pp
Not Stated
+52
+11.8pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Pormpuraaw (S). Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Qld.
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | % | Regional Qld% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 179 | 38.0% | 25.4% | 182 | 32.9% | 27.2% | -3 | +5.1pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 41 | 8.7% | 18.7% | 108 | 19.5% | 19.6% | -67 | -10.8pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 130 | 27.6% | 6.0% | 68 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +62 | +15.3pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 4 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 0.8% | -4 | -0.6pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 223 | 47.3% | 66.2% | 351 | 63.5% | 62.9% | -128 | -16.2pp |
| Not Stated | 76 | 16.1% | 8.4% | 24 | 4.3% | 9.9% | +52 | +11.8pp |
| Total | 471 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 553 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -82 | 0.0pp |