RDA Northern Territory

Resident workers - Hours worked

44.0% of the resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Northern Territory work 40 or more hours, compared to 43.9% in Northern Territory.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for RDA Northern Territory's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in RDA Northern Territory 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
RDA Northern Territory - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Northern Territory%Number%. Northern Territory%2016 - 2021
None5,2354.95.04,4504.44.4+785
1 hour - 15 hours7,9337.57.56,7006.66.6+1,233
16 hours - 24 hours7,2736.86.86,2946.26.2+979
25 hours - 34 hours10,5199.99.98,4108.28.2+2,109
35 hours - 39 hours26,41924.824.822,18621.721.7+4,233
40 hours19,69518.518.419,34818.918.9+347
41 hours - 48 hours10,1689.69.510,26410.010.1-96
49 hours or more16,94115.915.921,89321.421.5-4,952
Not stated2,2862.12.22,5872.52.5-301
Total Persons106,469100.0100.0102,132100.0100.0+4,337

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 the RDA Northern Territory's resident workers in 2021 compared to Northern Territory shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 29.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 68.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 29.1% and 68.7% respectively for Northern Territory.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the RDA Northern Territory and Northern Territory were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (4.9% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (24.8% compared to 24.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (18.5% compared to 18.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (15.9% compared to 15.9%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the RDA Northern Territory decreased by 468 people (-0.6%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Northern Territory between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 49 hours or more (-4,952 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+4,233 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,109 persons)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,233 persons)

RDA Northern Territory

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