Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the population in the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Burwood Council Area shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 11.7% of the population provided unpaid child care, compared with 17.7% for Burwood Council Area.
The major differences between the share of the population providing unpaid child care in the City of Sydney and Burwood Council Area were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (80.5% compared to 75.5%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (9.9% compared to 15.0%)