Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the population in FNQROC region in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 23.9% of the population provided unpaid child care, compared with 26.3% for Australia.
The major differences between the share of the population providing unpaid child care in FNQROC region and Australia were:
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (17.4% compared to 20.0%)
- A smaller percentage who did not provide care for children (65.3% compared to 67.3%)