Powered by .id (informed decisions) for City of Moreton Bay
.id community is an evidence base for over 250 local government areas in Australia and New Zealand, helping you make informed decisions.
LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Delaneys Creek area 541 females (35.2% of females aged 15+) provided unpaid care to children in 2021. Of these, 149 females were caring for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in Delaneys Creek area 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 (eg. grandparents caring for grandchildren, family day care).
The role of unpaid child care is a complex one so this topic should be viewed in conjunction with several others, including Household Type, Employment, Household Income and Educational Attendance.
'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.
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the female population in Delaneys Creek area in 2021 compared to Everton Hills - Arana Hills shows that there was a similar proportion of females who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 35.2% of the female population provided unpaid child care, compared with 35.5% for Everton Hills - Arana Hills.
The major differences between the share of the female population providing unpaid child care in Delaneys Creek area and Everton Hills - Arana Hills were:
The number of females who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Delaneys Creek area increased by 106 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of females performing unpaid child care in Delaneys Creek area, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
DISCLAIMER: While all due care has been taken to ensure that the content of this website is accurate and current, there may be errors or omissions in it and no legal responsibility is accepted for the information and opinions in this website.
Please view our Privacy Policy, Terms of use and Legal notices.
ABS Data and the copyright in the ABS Data remains the property of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The copyright in the way .id has modified, transformed or reconfigured the ABS Data as published on this website remains the property of .id. ABS Data can be accessed from the Australian Bureau of Statistics at www.abs.gov.au. ABS data can be used under license - terms published on ABS website. intermediary.management@abs.gov.au if you have any queries or wish to distribute any ABS data.