In 2020, 59 percent of child care services in New South Wales were long day care centers, which was the highest proportion of long day care services of any other Australian state and territory. Long day care also made up over 50 percent of child care services in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. Family day care was the least prominent child care service in all states and territories, making up less than five percent in each jurisdiction.
Distribution of child care services in Australia in 2020, by service type and jurisdiction
The data presented was taken from the National Quality Agenda IT System on January 1, 2021 for the period ending December 31, 2020.
Service sub-types are self reported by providers.
Centre-based services offering more than one type of service are classified as follows:
services which provide long day care in addition to any other service type are classified as long day care services; services which provide preschool/kindergarten as well as outside school hours care are classified as preschool/kindergarten services; services which provide outside school hours care only are classified as outside school hours care services.
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Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority. (February 7, 2021). Distribution of child care services in Australia in 2020, by service type and jurisdiction [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098939/australia-share-of-child-care-services-by-type-and-state/
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Distribution of child care services in Australia in 2020, by service type and jurisdiction [Graph], Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, February 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098939/australia-share-of-child-care-services-by-type-and-state/
