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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,065 people aged 25 to 34 years in the City of Whittlesea provided unpaid care for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare by age group is related to many factors. Generally parents between the age of 30 and 50 are the most likely to be caring for their own children, but this dataset can provide an insight into the role played by other family members, for example, grandparents and older siblings, in caring for children as well. The availability of affordable child care outside the home is also a factor. This dataset can shed some light on the level of child care provided both inside the household and to other households by people in different age categories, and how it differs between areas.
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 Unpaid Care to an aged or disabled person.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whittlesea - 25 to 34 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| Provided unpaid child care (all) | 11,816 | 32.9 | 24.2 | 13,357 | 39.6 | 28.3 | -1,541 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 10,751 | 30.0 | 21.4 | 12,026 | 35.7 | 24.6 | -1,275 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 867 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1,055 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -188 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 198 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 269 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -71 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 21,992 | 61.3 | 69.5 | 18,279 | 54.2 | 64.4 | +3,713 |
| Not stated | 2,064 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 2,061 | 6.1 | 7.2 | +3 |
| Total people | 35,872 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 33,697 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,175 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by people aged 25 to 34 years in the City of Whittlesea in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 32.9% of the population aged 25 to 34 years provided unpaid child care, compared with 24.2% for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the share of people aged 25 to 34 years providing unpaid child care in the City of Whittlesea and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage who Provided unpaid child care (all) (32.9% compared to 24.2%)
- A larger percentage who Cared for own child/ren (30.0% compared to 21.4%)
- A smaller percentage who No unpaid child care provided (61.3% compared to 69.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of people aged between 25 to 34 years who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in City of Whittlesea decreased by 1,541 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people aged 25 to 34 years performing unpaid child care in the City of Whittlesea, between 2016 and 2021 were those who:
- No unpaid child care provided (+3,713 persons)
- Provided unpaid child care (all) (-1,541 persons)
- Cared for own child/ren (-1,275 persons)
- Cared for other child/ren (-188 persons)
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