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 Goodwood (SA), accounting for 69.1% (1,649 people). This share was lower than Unley (C) (70.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which decreased by 41 people, while its share rose by 1.7 percentage points.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
Goodwood (SA) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for Goodwood (SA) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Goodwood (SA), with comparison markers for Unley (C).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
672
% of total
28.1%
Change from 2016
+2.1pp
672
28.1%
+2.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
461
% of total
19.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
461
19.3%
+0.8pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
166
% of total
7.0%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
166
7.0%
+0.5pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
40
% of total
1.7%
Change from 2016
+0.5pp
40
1.7%
+0.5pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
1,649
% of total
69.1%
Change from 2016
+1.7pp
1,649
69.1%
+1.7pp
Not Stated
2021 count
68
% of total
2.8%
Change from 2016
-4.0pp
68
2.8%
-4.0pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
+20
+2.1pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
-2
+0.8pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
+4
+0.5pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
+11
+0.5pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
-41
+1.7pp
Not Stated
-103
-4.0pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for Goodwood (SA). Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Unley (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Unley (C)% | Count | % | Unley (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 672 | 28.1% | 26.9% | 652 | 26.0% | 26.8% | +20 | +2.1pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 461 | 19.3% | 18.9% | 463 | 18.5% | 18.5% | -2 | +0.8pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 166 | 7.0% | 7.2% | 162 | 6.5% | 7.5% | +4 | +0.5pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 40 | 1.7% | 0.8% | 29 | 1.2% | 0.8% | +11 | +0.5pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 1,649 | 69.1% | 70.4% | 1,690 | 67.4% | 67.4% | -41 | +1.7pp |
| Not Stated | 68 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 171 | 6.8% | 5.8% | -103 | -4.0pp |
| Total | 2,388 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2,509 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -121 | 0.0pp |