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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the Town of Walkerville 728 males (22.8% of males aged 15+) provided unpaid care to children in 2021. Of these, 200 males were caring for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in the Town of Walkerville is determined by many different factors. For example areas with high levels of unpaid child care may have a dominance of single income families with one significant earner, or there could be a lack of provision of paid child care in the area. The level to which people care for others children can also indicate the role of extended family (eg. grandparents caring for grandchildren, family day care).
The role of unpaid child care is a complex one so this topic should be viewed in conjunction with several others, including Household Type, Employment, Household Income and Educational Attendance.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In the last two weeks did the person spend time looking after a child, without pay?', which specifically asks respondents to differentiate between caring for their own children and caring for others children.
| Unpaid childcare | |||||||
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| Town of Walkerville - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Adelaide Primary Health Network % | Number | % | Adelaide Primary Health Network % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 728 | 22.8 | 23.6 | 702 | 22.5 | 24.0 | +26 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 528 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 497 | 15.9 | 18.0 | +31 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 187 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 195 | 6.3 | 5.6 | -8 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 13 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +3 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 2,322 | 72.7 | 71.8 | 2,197 | 70.5 | 69.4 | +125 |
| Not stated | 143 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 219 | 7.0 | 6.6 | -76 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 3,193 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,118 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +75 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the male population in the Town of Walkerville in 2021 compared to Adelaide Primary Health Network shows that there was a lower proportion of males who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 22.8% of the male population provided unpaid child care, compared with 23.6% for Adelaide Primary Health Network.
The major difference between the share of the male population providing unpaid child care in the Town of Walkerville and Adelaide Primary Health Network was:
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (16.5% compared to 18.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of males who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Town of Walkerville increased by 26 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the number of males performing unpaid child care in the Town of Walkerville, between 2016 and 2021 was those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+125 males)
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