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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 5,542 females in Frankston City provided unpaid care for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in Frankston City is determined by many different factors. For example, areas with high levels of unpaid childcare may have a dominance of single-income families with one significant earner, or there could be a lack of provision of paid childcare in the area. Generally, most parents of children provide childcare to their own children, so childcare is strongly related to Household Type.
Though gender roles are changing, traditionally, child care has been more commonly provided by females than males, particularly caring for children other than their own, and this is still reflected in the data for most areas. Across Australia in 2021, 29.5% of all females provided unpaid childcare, compared to 23.0% of males.
Also please note that in 2021, the COVID pandemic affected this variable, particularly for those providing care for children other than their own. Lockdowns and restrictions on visiting other households during the pandemic caused the "Cared for other children" to fall by over 160,000 people nationwide.
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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| Frankston City - Total females aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid childcare | Number | % | Frankston City - Total population % | Number | % | Frankston City - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 18,719 | 31.9 | 28.6 | 18,849 | 33.3 | 29.7 | -130 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 13,177 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 12,336 | 21.8 | 20.9 | +841 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 4,937 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 5,780 | 10.2 | 7.8 | -843 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 605 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 733 | 1.3 | 0.9 | -128 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 36,506 | 62.3 | 65.4 | 33,206 | 58.6 | 62.1 | +3,300 |
| Not stated | 3,397 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4,579 | 8.1 | 8.2 | -1,182 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 58,622 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 56,634 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,988 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid childcare provided by the females in Frankston City in 2021 compared to Frankston City - Total population shows that there was a higher proportion of persons who provided unpaid childcare either to their own or to other children. Overall, 31.9% of the females provided unpaid childcare, compared with 28.6% for Frankston City - Total population.
The major differences between the share of females providing unpaid child care in Frankston City and Frankston City - Total population were:
- A larger percentage of females who Provided unpaid child care (all) (31.9% compared to 28.6%)
- A larger percentage of females who Cared for other child/ren (8.4% compared to 6.4%)
- A larger percentage of females who Cared for own child/ren (22.5% compared to 21.4%)
- A smaller percentage of females who No unpaid child care provided (62.3% compared to 65.4%)
Emerging groups
The number of females who provided unpaid childcare for their own and/or other people's children in Frankston City decreased by 130 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in females performing unpaid child care in Frankston City, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+3,300 females)
- Cared for other child/ren (-843 females)
- Cared for own child/ren (+841 females)
- Provided unpaid child care (all) (-130 females)
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