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Microburbs Property Data API

LGA - Area Statistics

Unpaid work and care

GET/v1/lga/{lga_name}/area-stats/unpaid-work-and-care5¢ per call

How many adults care, unpaid, for a person with a disability, illness or old age, look after children, and do housework (by hours a week), for every suburb and council area.

Coverage: About 10,500 suburbs and localities and 545 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10. Full description, field list and method: /v1/datasets/unpaid-work-and-care.

Authorization

Bearer tokentest

Sandbox key test works for the allowlisted GNAF + SAL — no signup.

Request

The only values you send. Fields under Responses below are what comes back — you never pass those.

Path parameters

lga_namestringrequired

Council (LGA) name exactly as /v1/lga/list returns it, e.g. `Lake Macquarie`.

Query parameters

fieldsstringoptional

Comma-separated subset of: total_aged_15_plus, unpaid_carers_count, unpaid_carers_pct, no_unpaid_assistance_count, no_unpaid_assistance_pct, unpaid_assistance_not_stated_count, unpaid_assistance_not_stated_pct, cared_for_children_count, cared_for_children_pct, cared_for_own_children_only_count, cared_for_own_children_only_pct, cared_for_other_children_only_count, cared_for_other_children_only_pct, cared_for_own_and_other_children_count, cared_for_own_and_other_children_pct, no_child_care_count, no_child_care_pct, child_care_not_stated_count, child_care_not_stated_pct, domestic_work_any_count, domestic_work_any_pct, domestic_work_under_5_hours_count, domestic_work_under_5_hours_pct, domestic_work_5_14_hours_count, domestic_work_5_14_hours_pct, domestic_work_15_29_hours_count, domestic_work_15_29_hours_pct, domestic_work_30_plus_hours_count, domestic_work_30_plus_hours_pct, no_domestic_work_count, no_domestic_work_pct, domestic_work_not_stated_count, domestic_work_not_stated_pct. Omit for all.

fromstringoptional

First period to include: 2020, 2020-Q3, 2020-07 or 2020-07-01.

tostringoptional

Last period to include, same formats as `from`.

Responses

Successful Response

application/json

DatasetValuesfields returned to you

datasetstringalways returned

Dataset slug; describe it with /v1/datasets/{slug}.

levelstringalways returned

suburb, lga or block.

areastringalways returned

Canonical name (or mesh-block code) of the area answered.

period_typestringalways returned

snapshot, year, financial_year, quarter or month.

as_ofstring · datealways returned

Date the dataset is current to. Values are never withheld for age; check this instead.

modelledbooleanalways returned

True when the figures are estimates from a model rather than counts or measurements.

fieldsarray of DatasetFieldSeriesalways returned

GET/v1/lga/{lga_name}/area-stats/unpaid-work-and-care

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.microburbs.com.au/v1/lga/Lake%20Macquarie/area-stats/unpaid-work-and-care' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer test'

Example Responses

Show schema

{
  "data": {
    "dataset": "unpaid-work-and-care",
    "level": "lga",
    "area": "Waverley",
    "period_type": "snapshot",
    "as_of": "2021-08-10",
    "modelled": false,
    "fields": [
      {
        "field": "total_aged_15_plus",
        "name": "Residents aged 15 and over",
        "unit": "persons",
        "values": [
          {
            "period": "2021-08-10",
            "period_start": "2021-08-10",
            "value": 57794
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "unpaid_carers_count",
        "name": "Gave unpaid help to a person with a disability, long-term illness or old age",
        "unit": "persons",
        "values": [
          {
            "period": "2021-08-10",
            "period_start": "2021-08-10",
            "value": 5346
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "field": "unpaid_carers_pct",
        "name": "Gave unpaid help to a person with a disability, long-term illness or old age: share of residents aged 15 and over",
        "unit": "%",
        "values": [
          {
            "period": "2021-08-10",
            "period_start": "2021-08-10",
            "value": 9.25
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Successful Response200

application/json

About this dataset

About 10,500 suburbs and localities and 545 council areas across Australia, in all states and territories (areas with too few people or homes for reliable figures are left out); one snapshot at 10 August 2021. Current to 2021-08-10; refreshed five-yearly.

What it is

Three kinds of unpaid work done by residents aged 15 and over, as reported on 10 August 2021, for every suburb and council area: unpaid help to a family member or anyone else because of a disability, long-term illness or old age (in the previous two weeks); unpaid care of their own or other children (previous two weeks); and hours of unpaid domestic work such as cooking, cleaning and gardening (previous week).

What it shows

Carers, child minders and domestic work in hour bands, each as a head-count and as a share of residents aged 15 and over, plus the total. Counts and shares are separate fields (for example unpaid_carers_count and unpaid_carers_pct).

Why use it

Unpaid carers are a large, hidden workforce, and where they live tells you where respite, carer support, disability and aged-care services are needed. Child-care hours show family-heavy suburbs; domestic-work hours show time pressure on households. Use it to place carer support and community services, to target home help, cleaning or meal services, to plan child-care, or to add a care profile to a suburb report. Nationally about 12% of residents aged 15 and over gave unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or illness.

How it is built

The base is residents aged 15 and over. Unpaid assistance means help with self-care, mobility or communication given because of the other person's disability, long-term illness or problems related to old age, not through a paid job or a volunteer organisation. Child-care counts any unpaid looking after of children under 15 (cared_for_children is own children, other children, or both). Domestic work hours are for the previous week. Areas with fewer than 50 residents aged 15 and over are left out. Our 2021 area statistics, matched to our suburb and council-area names. Figures are a snapshot at 10 August 2021 (the latest full count), so they describe the area then, not today. To protect privacy the source lightly randomises small numbers, so a count of 0, 3 or 6 can be approximate and shares in small areas jump around: check the base field before trusting a percentage. Shares are rounded to two decimals and capped at 100.

Fields

Field	Unit	Description
`total_aged_15_plus` Residents aged 15 and over	persons	All residents aged 15 and over, the base for every share.
`unpaid_carers_count` Gave unpaid help to a person with a disability, long-term illness or old age	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Gave unpaid help to a person with a disability, long-term illness or old age (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`unpaid_carers_pct` Gave unpaid help to a person with a disability, long-term illness or old age: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Gave unpaid help to a person with a disability, long-term illness or old age as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`no_unpaid_assistance_count` Did not give unpaid assistance	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did not give unpaid assistance (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`no_unpaid_assistance_pct` Did not give unpaid assistance: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did not give unpaid assistance as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`unpaid_assistance_not_stated_count` Unpaid assistance not stated	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Unpaid assistance not stated (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`unpaid_assistance_not_stated_pct` Unpaid assistance not stated: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Unpaid assistance not stated as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`cared_for_children_count` Cared for children, unpaid (own, other or both)	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Cared for children, unpaid (own, other or both) (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`cared_for_children_pct` Cared for children, unpaid (own, other or both): share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Cared for children, unpaid (own, other or both) as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`cared_for_own_children_only_count` Cared for own children only	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Cared for own children only (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`cared_for_own_children_only_pct` Cared for own children only: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Cared for own children only as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`cared_for_other_children_only_count` Cared for other children only	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Cared for other children only (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`cared_for_other_children_only_pct` Cared for other children only: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Cared for other children only as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`cared_for_own_and_other_children_count` Cared for own and other children	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Cared for own and other children (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`cared_for_own_and_other_children_pct` Cared for own and other children: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Cared for own and other children as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`no_child_care_count` Did not provide unpaid child care	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did not provide unpaid child care (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`no_child_care_pct` Did not provide unpaid child care: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did not provide unpaid child care as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`child_care_not_stated_count` Unpaid child care not stated	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Unpaid child care not stated (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`child_care_not_stated_pct` Unpaid child care not stated: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Unpaid child care not stated as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`domestic_work_any_count` Did unpaid domestic work (any hours)	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did unpaid domestic work (any hours) (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`domestic_work_any_pct` Did unpaid domestic work (any hours): share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did unpaid domestic work (any hours) as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`domestic_work_under_5_hours_count` Did under 5 hours of unpaid domestic work a week	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did under 5 hours of unpaid domestic work a week (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`domestic_work_under_5_hours_pct` Did under 5 hours of unpaid domestic work a week: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did under 5 hours of unpaid domestic work a week as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`domestic_work_5_14_hours_count` Did 5 to 14 hours of unpaid domestic work a week	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did 5 to 14 hours of unpaid domestic work a week (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`domestic_work_5_14_hours_pct` Did 5 to 14 hours of unpaid domestic work a week: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did 5 to 14 hours of unpaid domestic work a week as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`domestic_work_15_29_hours_count` Did 15 to 29 hours of unpaid domestic work a week	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did 15 to 29 hours of unpaid domestic work a week (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`domestic_work_15_29_hours_pct` Did 15 to 29 hours of unpaid domestic work a week: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did 15 to 29 hours of unpaid domestic work a week as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`domestic_work_30_plus_hours_count` Did 30 or more hours of unpaid domestic work a week	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did 30 or more hours of unpaid domestic work a week (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`domestic_work_30_plus_hours_pct` Did 30 or more hours of unpaid domestic work a week: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did 30 or more hours of unpaid domestic work a week as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`no_domestic_work_count` Did no unpaid domestic work	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Did no unpaid domestic work (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`no_domestic_work_pct` Did no unpaid domestic work: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Did no unpaid domestic work as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.
`domestic_work_not_stated_count` Unpaid domestic work not stated	persons	Number of residents aged 15 and over in the area who: Unpaid domestic work not stated (2021 snapshot). Small counts are lightly randomised for privacy.
`domestic_work_not_stated_pct` Unpaid domestic work not stated: share of residents aged 15 and over	%	Unpaid domestic work not stated as a percent of all residents aged 15 and over in the area.