Child Care Subsidy calculator for Australian families

What do childcare and work really leave your family?

Estimate your Child Care Subsidy and weekly childcare costs, then compare what another working day could leave.

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Your weekly picture Example family

$59

estimated weekly childcare gap

Fees$360

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Estimated subsidy$301

Your gap$59

Estimated standard Child Care Subsidy rate: 83.7%. The amount paid during the year may differ if withholding applies.

Australian Child Care Subsidy calculator

Estimate your weekly childcare costs

Example family

Use the pay before tax shown on each payslip. ParentMath turns weekly, fortnightly or monthly pay into an annual family income estimate.

Your pay before tax ?$ How often are you paid? ? Other parent's pay before tax ?$ How often are they paid? ?

Estimated annual family income: $120,000

Fee per booked day ?$ Days in care each week ? Hours in each care day ? Subsidised hours each fortnight ?

Estimated final weekly gap$59

Fees$360

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Estimated subsidy$301

Your gap$59

Estimated standard Child Care Subsidy rate: 83.7%. The amount paid during the year may differ if withholding applies.

Add both incomes to see what another workday could leave after tax and childcare.

This quick estimate does not save your figures.

Last updated 11 August 2026 · current 2026–27 Australian settings

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