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Fairfield City

Unpaid childcare

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525 people needing assistance in Fairfield City provide unpaid care for children other than their own.

The role of unpaid childcare in Fairfield City 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 (e.g. grandparents caring for grandchildren, family day care).

The level of unpaid child care among those with a disability can provide an insight into the level of demand for in-home assistance services, and school services.

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
Fairfield City - Need for assistance20212016Change
Unpaid child careNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Provided unpaid child care (all)1,3567.48.01,73310.710.6-377
Cared for own child/ren8314.54.58585.34.9-27
Cared for other child/ren4932.73.38455.25.4-352
Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren320.20.2320.20.30
No unpaid child care provided16,45989.689.414,00086.784.8+2,459
Not stated5493.02.64142.64.7+135
Total persons aged 15+18,364100.0100.016,149100.0100.0+2,215
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the people needing assistance in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 7.4% of the population needing assistance provided unpaid child care, compared with 8.0% for Greater Sydney.

There were no major differences between Fairfield City and Greater Sydney in 2021.

Emerging groups

The number of people needing assistance who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Fairfield City decreased by 379 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance performing unpaid child care in Fairfield City, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:

  • No unpaid child care provided (+2,459 persons)
  • Provided unpaid child care (all) (-377 persons)
  • Cared for other child/ren (-352 persons)

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