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City of Parramatta

Unpaid childcare

In 2021, 186 people aged 15 to 17 years in the City of Parramatta 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
City of Parramatta - 15 to 17 years20212016Change
Unpaid child careNumber%City of Parramatta - Total populationNumber%City of Parramatta - Total population2016 to 2021
Provided unpaid child care (all)1982.825.93054.628.1-107
Cared for own child/ren120.223.0330.522.2-21
Cared for other child/ren1862.72.72694.05.4-83
Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren00.00.260.10.5-6
No unpaid child care provided6,47092.968.15,92788.664.1+543
Not stated3004.36.04576.87.8-157
Total people6,968100.0100.06,689100.0100.0+279
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 people aged 15 to 17 years in the City of Parramatta in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Parramatta shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 2.8% of the population aged 15 to 17 years provided unpaid child care, compared with 25.9% for the total population in the City of Parramatta.

The major differences between the share of people aged 15 to 17 years providing unpaid child care in the City of Parramatta and the total population in the City of Parramatta were:

  • A larger percentage who No unpaid child care provided (92.9% compared to 68.1%)
  • A smaller percentage who Provided unpaid child care (all) (2.8% compared to 25.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who Cared for own child/ren (0.2% compared to 23.0%)
  • A smaller percentage who Not stated (4.3% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

The number of people aged between 15 to 17 years who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in City of Parramatta decreased by 107 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the number of people aged 15 to 17 years performing unpaid child care in the City of Parramatta, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:

  • No unpaid child care provided (+543 persons)
  • Not stated (-157 persons)
  • Provided unpaid child care (all) (-107 persons)
  • Cared for other child/ren (-83 persons)

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