Bathurst Regional Council area

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

39.1% of All industries local workers in Bathurst Regional Council area are employed part-time and 59.4% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Bathurst Regional Council area 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
Bathurst Regional Council area - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None8944.69.06783.93.2+216
1 hour - 15 hours2,35112.010.82,24212.810.8+109
16 hours - 24 hours1,9449.910.51,7309.910.5+214
25 hours - 34 hours2,45112.510.01,97211.310.5+479
35 hours - 39 hours4,42022.620.43,66621.019.1+754
40 hours3,01015.418.72,93416.820.0+76
41 hours - 48 hours1,7769.17.41,4438.39.1+333
49 hours or more2,41812.411.52,44914.014.9-31
Not stated2941.51.73452.02.0-51
Total Persons19,558100.0100.017,459100.0100.0+2,099

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Bathurst Regional Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Bathurst Regional Council area 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, 39.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 59.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Bathurst Regional Council area.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Bathurst Regional Council area 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 25 hours - 34 hours (12.5% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.6% compared to 20.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (15.4% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Bathurst Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+754 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+479 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (+333 local workers)
  • None (+216 local workers)

Bathurst Regional Council

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