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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 4,747 people aged 65 years or more in the Northern Beaches Council provided unpaid care for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare by age group is related to many factors. Generally parents between the age of 30 and 50 are the most likely to be caring for their own children, but this dataset can provide an insight into the role played by other family members, for example, grandparents and older siblings, in caring for children as well. The availability of affordable child care outside the home is also a factor. This dataset can shed some light on the level of child care provided both inside the household and to other households by people in different age categories, and how it differs between areas.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Beaches Council - 65 years or more | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 5,139 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 7,931 | 18.7 | 14.9 | -2,792 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 392 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 427 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -35 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 4,711 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 7,455 | 17.6 | 13.6 | -2,744 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -13 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 40,084 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 30,161 | 71.0 | 75.2 | +9,923 |
| Not stated | 2,736 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 4,377 | 10.3 | 9.9 | -1,641 |
| Total people | 47,959 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 42,469 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,490 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by people aged 65 years or more in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 10.7% of the population aged 65 years or more provided unpaid child care, compared with 8.4% for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the share of people aged 65 years or more providing unpaid child care in Northern Beaches Council area and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage who Cared for other child/ren (9.8% compared to 7.3%)
- A larger percentage who Provided unpaid child care (all) (10.7% compared to 8.4%)
- A smaller percentage who Not stated (5.7% compared to 7.3%)
Emerging groups
The number of people aged between 65 years or more who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Northern Beaches Council area decreased by 2,792 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people aged 65 years or more performing unpaid child care in Northern Beaches Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+9,923 persons)
- Provided unpaid child care (all) (-2,792 persons)
- Cared for other child/ren (-2,744 persons)
- Not stated (-1,641 persons)
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