City of Melville
Need for assistance - Unpaid childcare
209 people needing assistance in the City of Melville provide unpaid care for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in the City of Melville 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.
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.
People with a need for assistance aged 15 years and over.
| Unpaid childcare | ||||||||
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| City of Melville - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Greater Perth | Number | % | Greater Perth | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 325 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 268 | 7.5 | 10.3 | +57 | 12001 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 116 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 100 | 2.8 | 4.6 | +16 | 12002 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 199 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 162 | 4.5 | 5.4 | +37 | 12003 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +1 | 12004 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 3,861 | 87.8 | 86.8 | 3,132 | 87.8 | 84.6 | +729 | 12005 |
| Not stated | 214 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 163 | 4.6 | 5.1 | +51 | 12006 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 4,400 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,566 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +834 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the people needing assistance in the City of Melville in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 7.3864% of the population needing assistance provided unpaid child care, compared with 10.1576% for Greater Perth.
The major differences between the share of the population needing assistance providing unpaid child care in the City of Melville and Greater Perth were:
- A smaller percentage who Provided unpaid child care (all) (7.4% compared to 10.2%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (2.6% compared to 4.4%)
Emerging groups
The number of people needing assistance who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in City of Melville increased by 54 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance performing unpaid child care in the City of Melville, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+729 persons)
- Provided unpaid child care (all) (+57 persons)