MidCoast Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the MidCoast 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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| MidCoast Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,431 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 1,206 | 4.5 | 3.2 | +225 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 4,140 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 3,915 | 14.6 | 10.8 | +225 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,685 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 3,321 | 12.3 | 10.5 | +364 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 4,571 | 15.4 | 10.0 | 3,983 | 14.8 | 10.5 | +588 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 5,710 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 4,781 | 17.8 | 19.1 | +929 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,125 | 13.9 | 18.7 | 3,871 | 14.4 | 20.0 | +254 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,146 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 1,870 | 7.0 | 9.1 | +276 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,203 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 3,308 | 12.3 | 14.9 | -105 | ||
| Not stated | 754 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 636 | 2.4 | 2.0 | +118 | ||
| Total Persons | 29,765 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26,891 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,874 | ||
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 the MidCoast Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within the MidCoast 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, 46.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 51.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within the MidCoast Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the MidCoast Council area and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.8% 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 (15.4% 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 the MidCoast Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+929 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+588 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+364 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+276 local workers)