Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the female population in SSROC region in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of females who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 24.1% of the female population provided unpaid child care, compared with 27.8% for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the share of the female population providing unpaid child care in SSROC region and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (69.9% compared to 66.6%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (19.8% compared to 22.7%)