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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idThe role of unpaid childcare in Bathurst Regional Council 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. Some overseas-born communities, particularly those with multiple generations speaking the same language, may have a higher level of extended family care for children than the wider population.
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 Unpaid Care to an aged or disabled person.
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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| Bathurst Regional Council - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Bathurst Regional Council area - Total population | Number | % | Bathurst Regional Council area - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,970 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,391 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +579 |
Emerging groups
The number of non-English speakers who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Bathurst Regional Council area remained stable 0 between 2016 and 2021.
There were no major changes for Bathurst Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021.
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