Bathurst Regional Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
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 | |||||||||
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| Bathurst Regional Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 894 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 678 | 3.9 | 3.2 | +216 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,351 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 2,242 | 12.8 | 10.8 | +109 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,944 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 1,730 | 9.9 | 10.5 | +214 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,451 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 1,972 | 11.3 | 10.5 | +479 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 4,420 | 22.6 | 20.4 | 3,666 | 21.0 | 19.1 | +754 | ||
| 40 hours | 3,010 | 15.4 | 18.7 | 2,934 | 16.8 | 20.0 | +76 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,776 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 1,443 | 8.3 | 9.1 | +333 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,418 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 2,449 | 14.0 | 14.9 | -31 | ||
| Not stated | 294 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 345 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -51 | ||
| Total Persons | 19,558 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17,459 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,099 | ||
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 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)