Marsden Park Precinct
Unpaid childcare
In Marsden Park Precinct 560 females (34.6% of females aged 15+) provided unpaid care to children in 2016. Of these, 153 females were caring for children other than their own.
The role of unpaid childcare in Marsden Park Precinct 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 (eg. grandparents caring for grandchildren, family day care).
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 Educational Attendance.
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.
Persons aged 15 years and over.
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| Marsden Park Precinct - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Unpaid child care | Number | % | Greater Western Sydney Region % | Number | % | Greater Western Sydney Region % | 2011 to 2016 | |
 Provided unpaid child care (all) | 560 | 34.6 | 33.2 | 272 | 30.7 | 33.3 | +288 | 12001 |
| Cared for own child/ren | 407 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 189 | 21.3 | 23.6 | +218 | 12002 |
| Cared for other child/ren | 146 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 78 | 8.9 | 8.7 | +68 | 12003 |
| Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren | 7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +2 | 12004 |
| No unpaid child care provided | 942 | 58.2 | 59.9 | 548 | 61.7 | 59.4 | +394 | 12005 |
| Not stated | 115 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 67 | 7.6 | 7.3 | +48 | 12006 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 888 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +730 | |
The Greater Western Sydney Region comprises the following 13 LGA's: Blacktown (C), Blue Mountains (C), Camden (A), Campbelltown (C), Canterbury Bankstown (A), Cumberland (A), Fairfield (C), Hawkesbury (C), Liverpool (C), Parramatta (C), Penrith (C), The Hills Shire (A) and Wollondilly (A).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the female population in Marsden Park Precinct in 2016 compared to Greater Western Sydney Region shows that there was a higher proportion of females who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 34.6% of the female population provided unpaid child care, compared with 33.2% for Greater Western Sydney Region.
The major differences between the share of the female population providing unpaid child care in Marsden Park Precinct and Greater Western Sydney Region were:
- A larger percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (25.1% compared to 23.8%)
- A smaller percentage who did not provide care for children (58.2% compared to 59.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of females who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Marsden Park Precinct increased by 288 between 2011 and 2016.
The largest changes in the number of females performing unpaid child care in Marsden Park Precinct, between 2011 and 2016 were those who:
- Provided no unpaid child care (+394 females)
- Cared for their own child/ren (+218 females)
- Cared for other child/ren (+68 females)