Central Coast Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Central Coast 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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| Central Coast Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 13,176 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 3,733 | 3.6 | 3.2 | +9,443 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 15,707 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 14,636 | 14.0 | 10.8 | +1,071 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 14,728 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 13,151 | 12.6 | 10.5 | +1,577 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 14,489 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 13,959 | 13.3 | 10.5 | +530 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 22,399 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 19,692 | 18.8 | 19.1 | +2,707 | ||
| 40 hours | 17,284 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 17,596 | 16.8 | 20.0 | -312 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 7,220 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7,906 | 7.5 | 9.1 | -686 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 9,877 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 12,142 | 11.6 | 14.9 | -2,265 | ||
| Not stated | 1,903 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1,911 | 1.8 | 2.0 | -8 | ||
| Total Persons | 116,783 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 104,726 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,057 | ||
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 Central Coast Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Central Coast Council area 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, 49.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 48.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Central Coast Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Central Coast Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.4% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.4% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.8% compared to 18.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (8.5% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+9,443 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,707 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-2,265 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,577 local workers)