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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id246 people needing assistance in Tweed Shire Council provide unpaid care for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in Tweed Shire Council 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 | |||||||
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| Tweed Shire Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Tweed Shire - Total population | Number | % | Tweed Shire - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 474 | 7.1 | 24.3 | 494 | 8.1 | 25.5 | -20 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 228 | 3.4 | 17.4 | 223 | 3.7 | 17.4 | +5 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 226 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 258 | 4.2 | 7.3 | -32 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 20 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +5 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 5,911 | 89.0 | 68.1 | 4,999 | 81.9 | 64.6 | +912 |
| Not stated | 259 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 609 | 10.0 | 9.9 | -350 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 6,644 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,104 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +540 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the people needing assistance in Tweed Shire Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Tweed Shire Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 7.1% of the population needing assistance provided unpaid child care, compared with 24.3% for the total population in Tweed Shire Council.
The major differences between the share of the population needing assistance providing unpaid child care in Tweed Shire and the total population in Tweed Shire Council were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (89.0% compared to 68.1%)
- A smaller percentage who Provided unpaid child care (all) (7.1% compared to 24.3%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (3.4% compared to 17.4%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for other child/ren (3.4% compared to 6.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of people needing assistance who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Tweed Shire decreased by 22 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the number of people needing assistance performing unpaid child care in Tweed Shire, between 2016 and 2021 was those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+912 persons)
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