Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the population in Douglas (S) in 2021 compared to FNQROC region shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 19.3% of the population provided unpaid child care, compared with 23.9% for FNQROC region.
The major differences between the share of the population providing unpaid child care in Douglas (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (68.0% compared to 65.3%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (14.1% compared to 17.4%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for other child/ren (4.6% compared to 5.7%)