Bega Valley Shire

The workforce

The workforce is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics of the workers in each industry sector?
  • Where do the workers come from?

The workforce data represents characteristics of all people who are employed in the LGA, regardless of where they live. The characteristics of the workforce in an area are indicative of the structure of the local economy and the employment opportunities on offer. It is also indicative of the socio-demographic characteristics of the population in the local area and the broader region (that is, the local and regional skills on offer).

Data are presented for the total LGA workforce and for the workforce constituting each industry sector (Who are our workers?). This reveals the extent to which the workforce characteristics vary between each industry sector, which is indicative of specific industry sector workforce requirements.

Data are also presented for where each industry sector is deriving its workforce (Where do our workers come from?). This data reveals the extent to which each industry sector derives its workforce from outside the local area, that is, the level of self-containment of each industry sector and the overall level of self-containment of the total LGA workforce. This is important as many Local Governments have a policy objective of maximising the level of workforce self-containment.

Hours worked

Derived from the Census question ‘Last week, how many hours did the person work in all jobs?’.

This data shows the distribution of working hours for workers in a particular industry. It is broken down by full-time (35 hours or more per week) and part-time (less than 35 hours).

The hours worked by employed people in a particular industry depend on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work in the industry;
  • The demands of jobs in the industry and requirement to work overtime;
  • The age and family responsibilities of people working in the industry; and
  • The gender profile of workers in the industry (due to family commitments, females are often more likely to work part-time).

Note that the hours worked data relates to "all jobs", while the industry counted is what the respondent stated as their "main job".

Hours worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure, Occupation and Income.

Data options:
Select gender:
Select an ANZSIC industry classification:
The workforce (all industries)

Includes the sum of all industry categories.

Industries are classified according to an industry coding system. The 1993 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) is not the lastest standard but provides a comparable classification for time-series data. This standard was used to code industry data for the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses, (2006 industry data was coded to both the 1993 and the 2006 standards).

For more information please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, and ANZSIC classification.

Hours worked by the workforce (all industries) (ANZSIC 1993 - Time series industry classification)

Hours worked by the All industries workforce by gender, Bega Valley Shire 2006 and 200120062001Change
GenderHours workednumber%Regional NSW %number%Regional NSW %2001 to 2006
PersonsNone4173.83.64374.34.0-20
Persons1 hour - 15 hours1,67615.412.31,44714.412.1229
Persons16 hours - 24 hours1,25811.610.11,12511.29.6133
Persons25 hours - 34 hours1,35312.410.91,13011.29.9223
Persons35 hours - 39 hours1,58014.516.91,36813.615.8212
Persons40 hours1,61314.816.71,48014.717.3133
Persons41 hours - 48 hours9759.010.19579.510.218
Persons49 hours or more1,79116.517.51,93119.219.2-140
PersonsNot stated2081.91.92052.01.93
PersonsTotal10,871100.0100.010,080100.0100.0791

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers.

Hours worked by the workforce, Bega Valley Shire and Regional NSW 2006 None, Regional NSW: 3.6% 1 hour - 15 hours, Regional NSW: 12.3% 16 hours - 24 hours, Regional NSW: 10.1% 25 hours - 34 hours, Regional NSW: 10.9% 35 hours - 39 hours, Regional NSW: 16.9% 40 hours, Regional NSW: 16.7% 41 hours - 48 hours, Regional NSW: 10.1% 49 hours or more, Regional NSW: 17.5% Not stated, Regional NSW: 1.9% None, Bega Valley Shire: 3.8% 1 hour - 15 hours, Bega Valley Shire: 15.4% 16 hours - 24 hours, Bega Valley Shire: 11.6% 25 hours - 34 hours, Bega Valley Shire: 12.4% 35 hours - 39 hours, Bega Valley Shire: 14.5% 40 hours, Bega Valley Shire: 14.8% 41 hours - 48 hours, Bega Valley Shire: 9.0% 49 hours or more, Bega Valley Shire: 16.5% Not stated, Bega Valley Shire: 1.9%
Change in the hours worked by the workforce, Bega Valley Shire 2001 to 2006 None: -20 1 hour - 15 hours: 229 16 hours - 24 hours: 133 25 hours - 34 hours: 223 35 hours - 39 hours: 212 40 hours: 133 41 hours - 48 hours: 18 49 hours or more: -140 Not stated: 3

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.