Coffs Harbour City

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

45.8% of All industries local workers in Coffs Harbour City are employed part-time and 52.3% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Coffs Harbour City 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
Coffs Harbour City - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None1,4764.59.01,0153.53.2+461
1 hour - 15 hours4,55013.910.84,01613.910.8+534
16 hours - 24 hours3,95312.110.53,36511.610.5+588
25 hours - 34 hours4,98815.310.04,28314.810.5+705
35 hours - 39 hours6,95521.320.45,82320.219.1+1,132
40 hours4,54613.918.74,36015.120.0+186
41 hours - 48 hours2,5177.77.42,0967.39.1+421
49 hours or more3,0859.411.53,41111.814.9-326
Not stated6201.91.75211.82.0+99
Total Persons32,690100.0100.028,890100.0100.0+3,800

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 Coffs Harbour City in 2021compared to New South Wales within Coffs Harbour City 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, 45.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Coffs Harbour City.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Coffs Harbour City 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 (13.9% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (15.3% 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 Coffs Harbour City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,132 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+705 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+588 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+534 local workers)

City of Coffs Harbour

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