Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the population in Bayside Council area in 2021 compared to Sutherland Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 21.2% of the population provided unpaid child care, compared with 28.4% for Sutherland Shire.
The major differences between the share of the population providing unpaid child care in Bayside Council area and Sutherland Shire were:
- A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (71.9% compared to 67.8%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (18.3% compared to 22.9%)
- A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for other child/ren (2.8% compared to 5.2%)