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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id120 people needing assistance in Wellington Shire provide unpaid care for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in Wellington Shire 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.
Q:
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.
| Unpaid childcare | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Shire - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 282 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 236 | 10.2 | 10.0 | +46 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 162 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 113 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +49 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 106 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 113 | 4.9 | 4.9 | -7 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +5 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 2,564 | 87.8 | 87.3 | 1,969 | 84.9 | 84.8 | +595 |
| Not stated | 75 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 116 | 5.0 | 5.2 | -41 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,921 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,320 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +601 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the people needing assistance in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a similar proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 9.7% of the population needing assistance provided unpaid child care, compared with 9.2% for Regional VIC.
There were no major differences between Wellington Shire and Regional VIC in 2021.
Emerging groups
The number of people needing assistance who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Wellington Shire increased by 47 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the number of people needing assistance performing unpaid child care in Wellington Shire, between 2016 and 2021 was those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+595 persons)
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