Clarence Valley Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Clarence Valley 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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| Clarence Valley Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 818 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 647 | 4.0 | 3.2 | +171 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,342 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 2,168 | 13.3 | 10.8 | +174 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,062 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 1,930 | 11.8 | 10.5 | +132 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,706 | 14.8 | 10.0 | 2,378 | 14.5 | 10.5 | +328 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 3,870 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 3,127 | 19.1 | 19.1 | +743 | ||
| 40 hours | 2,549 | 13.9 | 18.7 | 2,244 | 13.7 | 20.0 | +305 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,383 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 1,243 | 7.6 | 9.1 | +140 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,176 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 2,262 | 13.8 | 14.9 | -86 | ||
| Not stated | 393 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 351 | 2.1 | 2.0 | +42 | ||
| Total Persons | 18,299 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,350 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,949 | ||
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 Clarence Valley Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Clarence Valley 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, 43.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 54.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Clarence Valley Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Clarence Valley Council area and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.5% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.8% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.8% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.9% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Clarence Valley Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+743 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+328 local workers)
- 40 hours (+305 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+174 local workers)