Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Bathurst Regional Council area's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Bathurst Regional Council area 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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
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Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
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Bathurst Regional Council - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 731 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 726 | 4.1 | 3.8 | +5 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 2,224 | 12.2 | 10.8 | 2,062 | 11.8 | 10.4 | +162 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 1,745 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 1,672 | 9.5 | 9.7 | +73 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 1,954 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 1,787 | 10.2 | 9.8 | +167 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 3,744 | 20.6 | 19.1 | 3,386 | 19.3 | 18.2 | +358 | ||
40 hours | 3,075 | 16.9 | 20.0 | 2,886 | 16.5 | 19.4 | +189 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 1,581 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 1,830 | 10.4 | 10.0 | -249 | ||
49 hours or more | 2,765 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 2,845 | 16.2 | 16.4 | -80 | ||
Not stated | 350 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 332 | 1.9 | 2.3 | +18 | ||
Total Persons | 18,169 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17,526 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +643 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information |


Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by Bathurst Regional Council area's resident workers in 2016 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, 36.6% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 61.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Bathurst Regional Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked None (4.0% compared to 3.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.2% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (20.6% compared to 19.1%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (16.9% compared to 20.0%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Bathurst Regional Council area increased by 218 people (2.0%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Bathurst Regional Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+358 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-249 persons)
- 40 hours (+189 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+167 persons)