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Unpaid childcare

In Leumeah 2,334 people (29.4% of people aged 15+) provided unpaid care to children in 2016. Of these, 704 people were caring for children other than their own.

The role of unpaid childcare in Leumeah 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.

Unpaid childcare
Leumeah - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Unpaid child careNumber%Rural Residential %Number%Rural Residential %2011 to 2016
map this data in atlas.idProvided unpaid child care (all)2,33429.424.42,17428.726.8+160
Cared for own child/ren
1,63020.514.71,48019.515.7+150
Cared for other child/ren
6518.29.16238.210.7+28
Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren
530.70.6710.90.4-18
No unpaid child care provided
5,04363.557.94,86464.268.1+178
Not stated
5587.017.85427.25.1+16

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Unpaid childcare, 2016
Unpaid childcare, 2016 Not stated, Rural Residential: 17.8% No unpaid child care provided, Rural Residential: 57.9% Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren, Rural Residential: 0.6% Cared for other child/ren, Rural Residential: 9.1% Cared for own child/ren, Rural Residential: 14.7% Provided unpaid child care (all), Rural Residential: 24.4% Not stated, Leumeah: 7.0% No unpaid child care provided, Leumeah: 63.5% Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren, Leumeah: 0.7% Cared for other child/ren, Leumeah: 8.2% Cared for own child/ren, Leumeah: 20.5% Provided unpaid child care (all), Leumeah: 29.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in unpaid childcare, 2011 to 2016
Change in unpaid childcare, 2011 to 2016 Not stated, Leumeah: +16 No unpaid child care provided, Leumeah: +178 Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren, Leumeah: -18 Cared for other child/ren, Leumeah: +28 Cared for own child/ren, Leumeah: +150 Provided unpaid child care (all), Leumeah: +160
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the unpaid child care provided by the population in Leumeah in 2016 compared to Rural Residential shows that there was a higher proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 29.4% of the population provided unpaid child care, compared with 24.4% for Rural Residential.

The major differences between the share of the population providing unpaid child care in Leumeah and Rural Residential were:

  • A larger percentage who provided unpaid childcare for own child/ren (20.5% compared to 14.7%)
  • A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (63.5% compared to 57.9%)

Emerging groups

The number of people who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Leumeah increased by 160 between 2011 and 2016.

The largest changes in the number of people performing unpaid child care in Leumeah, between 2011 and 2016 were those who:

  • Provided no unpaid child care (+178 persons)
  • Cared for their own child/ren (+150 persons)

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