Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Ballina Shire 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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| Ballina Shire - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 819 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 488 | 3.3 | 3.2 | +331 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,681 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 2,092 | 14.0 | 10.8 | +589 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,304 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 1,886 | 12.7 | 10.5 | +418 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,855 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 2,351 | 15.8 | 10.5 | +504 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 3,540 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 2,839 | 19.0 | 19.1 | +701 | ||
| 40 hours | 2,457 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 2,079 | 13.9 | 20.0 | +378 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,170 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 1,039 | 7.0 | 9.1 | +131 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,712 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 1,854 | 12.4 | 14.9 | -142 | ||
| Not stated | 334 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 280 | 1.9 | 2.0 | +54 | ||
| Total Persons | 17,872 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,908 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,964 | ||
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 Ballina Shire in 2021compared to New South Wales within Ballina Shire shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 48.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 49.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Ballina Shire.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Ballina Shire and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.0% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (16.0% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.7% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Ballina Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+701 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+589 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+504 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+418 local workers)