According to a survey in Australia, around 52 percent of employed mothers with their child aged between zero and two years selected flexible working hours to care for their child in 2020. Among the respondents, around 63 percent of employed mothers with their child aged between six and 12 selected flexible working hours to care for their child.
Share of parents with flexible working hours to care for children in Australia as of December, 2020, by age of child
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Australian Institute of Family Studies. (June 17, 2021). Share of parents with flexible working hours to care for children in Australia as of December, 2020, by age of child [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247903/australia-share-of-parents-working-flexible-hours-for-child-care-by-age-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Share of parents with flexible working hours to care for children in Australia as of December, 2020, by age of child." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247903/australia-share-of-parents-working-flexible-hours-for-child-care-by-age-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. (2021). Share of parents with flexible working hours to care for children in Australia as of December, 2020, by age of child. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247903/australia-share-of-parents-working-flexible-hours-for-child-care-by-age-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies. "Share of Parents with Flexible Working Hours to Care for Children in Australia as of December, 2020, by Age of Child." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247903/australia-share-of-parents-working-flexible-hours-for-child-care-by-age-child/
Australian Institute of Family Studies, Share of parents with flexible working hours to care for children in Australia as of December, 2020, by age of child Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247903/australia-share-of-parents-working-flexible-hours-for-child-care-by-age-child/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Share of parents with flexible working hours to care for children in Australia as of December, 2020, by age of child [Graph], Australian Institute of Family Studies, June 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247903/australia-share-of-parents-working-flexible-hours-for-child-care-by-age-child/
