Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in City of Darwin 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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City of Darwin - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Northern Territory% | Number | % | Northern Territory% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 1,849 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2,230 | 5.0 | 5.6 | -381 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 3,069 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 2,758 | 6.2 | 6.6 | +311 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 3,149 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2,725 | 6.1 | 6.4 | +424 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 3,996 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 3,640 | 8.2 | 8.1 | +356 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 11,107 | 24.2 | 20.7 | 9,860 | 22.2 | 19.6 | +1,247 | ||
40 hours | 9,146 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 8,963 | 20.2 | 19.0 | +183 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 4,782 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 5,195 | 11.7 | 11.3 | -413 | ||
49 hours or more | 7,897 | 17.2 | 24.1 | 8,014 | 18.1 | 21.8 | -117 | ||
Not stated | 982 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 961 | 2.2 | 1.7 | +21 | ||
Total Persons | 45,977 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 44,346 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,631 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 City of Darwin in 2016 compared to Northern Territory within City of Darwin 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, 26.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 71.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 24.8% and 72.7% respectively for Northern Territory within City of Darwin.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in City of Darwin and Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.8% compared to 5.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (24.2% compared to 20.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (19.9% compared to 18.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (17.2% compared to 24.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in City of Darwin between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,247 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+424 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-413 local workers)
- None (-381 local workers)