Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the male population in SSROC region in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of males who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 19.5% of the male population provided unpaid child care, compared with 22.5% for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the share of the male population providing unpaid child care in SSROC region and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (73.9% compared to 71.4%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (17.2% compared to 19.8%)