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Unpaid childcare

In Fairfield 2,894 people (20.0% of people aged 15+) provided unpaid care to children in 2016. Of these, 609 people were caring for children other than their own.

The role of unpaid childcare in Fairfield 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
Fairfield - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Unpaid child careNumber%Wetherill Park %Number%Wetherill Park %2011 to 2016
map this data in atlas.idProvided unpaid child care (all)2,89420.025.43,01722.424.4-122
Cared for own child/ren
2,28415.816.52,39417.715.8-110
Cared for other child/ren
5523.88.55854.38.1-33
Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren
570.40.3370.30.5+20
No unpaid child care provided
10,59373.169.99,49170.369.5+1,101
Not stated
1,0087.04.79897.36.1+20

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, Wetherill Park: 4.7% No unpaid child care provided, Wetherill Park: 69.9% Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren, Wetherill Park: 0.3% Cared for other child/ren, Wetherill Park: 8.5% Cared for own child/ren, Wetherill Park: 16.5% Provided unpaid child care (all), Wetherill Park: 25.4% Not stated, Fairfield: 7.0% No unpaid child care provided, Fairfield: 73.1% Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren, Fairfield: 0.4% Cared for other child/ren, Fairfield: 3.8% Cared for own child/ren, Fairfield: 15.8% Provided unpaid child care (all), Fairfield: 20.0%
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, Fairfield: +20 No unpaid child care provided, Fairfield: +1,101 Cared for own child/ren and other child/ren, Fairfield: +20 Cared for other child/ren, Fairfield: -33 Cared for own child/ren, Fairfield: -110 Provided unpaid child care (all), Fairfield: -122
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 Fairfield in 2016 compared to Wetherill Park shows that there was a lower proportion of people who provided unpaid child care either to their own or to other children. Overall, 20.0% of the population provided unpaid child care, compared with 25.4% for Wetherill Park.

The major differences between the share of the population providing unpaid child care in Fairfield and Wetherill Park were:

  • A larger percentage who did not provide care for children (73.1% compared to 69.9%)
  • A smaller percentage who provided unpaid childcare for other child/ren (3.8% compared to 8.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of people who provided unpaid child care for their own and/or other people's children in Fairfield decreased by 123 between 2011 and 2016.

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

  • Provided no unpaid child care (+1,101 persons)
  • Cared for their own child/ren (-110 persons)

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