Clarence Valley Council area

Resident workers - Hours worked

33.3% of the resident workers (All industries) in Clarence Valley Council area work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Clarence Valley Council area's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Clarence Valley 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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
Clarence Valley Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None9895.09.07394.23.2+250
1 hour - 15 hours2,59313.110.82,36813.510.8+225
16 hours - 24 hours2,23611.310.42,08111.810.4+155
25 hours - 34 hours2,90814.710.02,54514.510.5+363
35 hours - 39 hours4,01220.320.43,25418.519.1+758
40 hours2,77014.018.72,42113.820.0+349
41 hours - 48 hours1,4277.27.41,2967.49.1+131
49 hours or more2,39212.111.52,46214.014.9-70
Not stated4472.31.73962.32.0+51
Total Persons19,774100.0100.017,562100.0100.0+2,212

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by Clarence Valley Council area's resident workers in 2021 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, 44.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 53.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Clarence Valley Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (5.0% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.1% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.7% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (14.0% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Clarence Valley Council area increased by 1168 people (12.4%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Clarence Valley Council area between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+758 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+363 persons)
  • 40 hours (+349 persons)
  • None (+250 persons)

Clarence Valley Council

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