Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Newcastle's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in City of Newcastle depends on a number of factors:
- The availability and take-up of part-time work;
- The industry sector in which they work;
- The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
- The age structure and household structure of the working population.
Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
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| City of Newcastle - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 5,050 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 2,662 | 3.6 | 3.2 | +2,388 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 10,960 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 9,158 | 12.5 | 10.8 | +1,802 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 9,728 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 7,978 | 10.9 | 10.4 | +1,750 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 10,825 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 8,679 | 11.9 | 10.5 | +2,146 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 17,673 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 13,955 | 19.1 | 19.1 | +3,718 | ||
| 40 hours | 14,704 | 17.1 | 18.7 | 13,349 | 18.3 | 20.0 | +1,355 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 7,172 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6,678 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +494 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 8,909 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 9,416 | 12.9 | 14.9 | -507 | ||
| Not stated | 1,046 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1,154 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -108 | ||
| Total Persons | 86,067 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 73,029 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +13,038 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. 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 City of Newcastle's resident workers in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 42.5% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 56.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Newcastle and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (5.9% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.7% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.6% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (17.1% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Newcastle increased by 5060 people (11.7%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Newcastle between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,718 persons)
- None (+2,388 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,146 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,802 persons)