Federation Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Federation 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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| Federation Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | NSW% | Number | % | NSW% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 265 | 4.9 | 9.0 | 225 | 4.6 | 3.2 | +40 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 653 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 581 | 11.8 | 10.8 | +72 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 523 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 447 | 9.1 | 10.5 | +76 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 538 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 539 | 10.9 | 10.5 | -1 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,044 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 833 | 16.9 | 19.1 | +211 | ||
| 40 hours | 928 | 17.1 | 18.7 | 931 | 18.9 | 20.0 | -3 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 537 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 430 | 8.7 | 9.1 | +107 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 848 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 830 | 16.9 | 14.9 | +18 | ||
| Not stated | 96 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 107 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -11 | ||
| Total Persons | 5,432 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,923 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +509 | ||
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 Federation Council area in 2021compared to NSW within Federation Council area shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 36.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 61.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for NSW within Federation Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Federation Council area and NSW were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.9% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (17.1% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.9% compared to 7.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.6% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Federation Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+211 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+107 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+76 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+72 local workers)