Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the population in Etheridge (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, 17.1% 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 Etheridge (S) and FNQROC region were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (67.9% compared to 65.3%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for other child/ren (1.2% compared to 5.7%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (15.4% compared to 17.4%)