Bega Valley Shire

Resident workers - Hours worked

33.3% of the resident workers (All industries) in Bega Valley Shire work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Bega Valley Shire's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Bega Valley Shire depends on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work;
  • The industry sector in which they work;
  • The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
  • The age structure and household structure of the working population.

Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
Bega Valley Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None8025.49.06304.83.2+172
1 hour - 15 hours2,25715.110.81,88714.310.8+370
16 hours - 24 hours1,78211.910.41,49411.410.4+288
25 hours - 34 hours2,19014.610.01,91714.610.5+273
35 hours - 39 hours2,62717.520.42,26817.219.1+359
40 hours2,18814.618.71,86714.220.0+321
41 hours - 48 hours1,0537.07.41,0327.89.1+21
49 hours or more1,75211.711.51,79413.614.9-42
Not stated3212.11.72722.12.0+49
Total Persons14,972100.0100.013,161100.0100.0+1,811

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by Bega Valley Shire's resident workers in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 47.0% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 50.9% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Bega Valley Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (5.4% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.1% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.6% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (14.6% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Bega Valley Shire increased by 659 people (9.5%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Bega Valley Shire between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+370 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+359 persons)
  • 40 hours (+321 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+288 persons)

Bega Valley Shire

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