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 North Perth, accounting for 68.1% (5,537 people). This share was lower than Vincent (C) (70.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in not providing unpaid child care, which increased by 593 people and 1 percentage point.
Section overview
Unpaid childcare
North Perth - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)
This table summarises unpaid childcare for North Perth in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Vincent (C) and change since 2016.
Unpaid childcare snapshot
2021 distribution by category for North Perth, with comparison markers for Vincent (C).
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
2021 count
2,191
% of total
26.9%
Change from 2016
+1.5pp
2,191
26.9%
+1.5pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
2021 count
1,604
% of total
19.7%
Change from 2016
+0.7pp
1,604
19.7%
+0.7pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
2021 count
510
% of total
6.3%
Change from 2016
+0.8pp
510
6.3%
+0.8pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
2021 count
79
% of total
1.0%
Change from 2016
0.0pp
79
1.0%
0.0pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
2021 count
5,537
% of total
68.1%
Change from 2016
+1.0pp
5,537
68.1%
+1.0pp
Not Stated
2021 count
397
% of total
4.9%
Change from 2016
-2.5pp
397
4.9%
-2.5pp
Chart view
Unpaid childcare change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Provided Unpaid Child Care (All)
+321
+1.5pp
Cared For Own Child Ren
+208
+0.7pp
Cared For Other Child Ren
+104
+0.8pp
Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren
+5
0.0pp
No Unpaid Child Care Provided
+593
+1.0pp
Not Stated
-150
-2.5pp
Data table
Unpaid childcare for North Perth. Unpaid childcare. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Vincent (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Vincent (C)% | Count | % | Vincent (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Provided Unpaid Child Care (All) | 2,191 | 26.9% | 23.8% | 1,870 | 25.4% | 21.7% | +321 | +1.5pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren | 1,604 | 19.7% | 17.6% | 1,396 | 19.0% | 16.2% | +208 | +0.7pp |
| Cared For Other Child Ren | 510 | 6.3% | 5.4% | 406 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +104 | +0.8pp |
| Cared For Own Child Ren And Other Child Ren | 79 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 74 | 1.0% | 0.7% | +5 | 0.0pp |
| No Unpaid Child Care Provided | 5,537 | 68.1% | 70.2% | 4,944 | 67.1% | 69.0% | +593 | +1.0pp |
| Not Stated | 397 | 4.9% | 6.0% | 547 | 7.4% | 9.3% | -150 | -2.5pp |
| Total | 8,130 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7,365 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +765 | 0.0pp |