Armidale Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Armidale Regional Council across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
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).
Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupation and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work
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| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Armidale Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 640 | 4.7 | 9.0 | 486 | 3.7 | 3.2 | +154 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,833 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 1,821 | 13.9 | 10.8 | +12 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,359 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 1,367 | 10.4 | 10.5 | -8 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,680 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 1,592 | 12.2 | 10.5 | +88 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 3,285 | 23.9 | 20.4 | 2,771 | 21.2 | 19.1 | +514 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,851 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 1,821 | 13.9 | 20.0 | +30 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,129 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 1,033 | 7.9 | 9.1 | +96 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,727 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 1,958 | 15.0 | 14.9 | -231 | ||
| Not stated | 231 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 247 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -16 | ||
| Total Persons | 13,735 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,096 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +639 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Armidale Regional Council in 2021compared to New South Wales within Armidale Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 40.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Armidale Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Armidale Regional Council and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.7% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.3% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (23.9% compared to 20.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.5% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Armidale Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+514 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-231 local workers)
- None (+154 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+96 local workers)