Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Newcastle 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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| City of Newcastle - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 6,488 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 3,668 | 3.8 | 3.2 | +2,820 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 11,936 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10,453 | 10.7 | 10.8 | +1,483 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 11,968 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10,523 | 10.8 | 10.5 | +1,445 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 13,624 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 11,485 | 11.8 | 10.5 | +2,139 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 24,677 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 19,907 | 20.5 | 19.1 | +4,770 | ||
| 40 hours | 19,707 | 17.9 | 18.7 | 18,806 | 19.3 | 20.0 | +901 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 9,240 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8,894 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +346 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 11,222 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12,090 | 12.4 | 14.9 | -868 | ||
| Not stated | 1,363 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1,496 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -133 | ||
| Total Persons | 110,225 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97,322 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,903 | ||
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 City of Newcastle in 2021compared to New South Wales within the City of Newcastle 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, 39.9% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within the City of Newcastle.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Newcastle and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (5.9% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.4% compared to 10.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.4% compared to 20.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.2% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Newcastle between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+4,770 local workers)
- None (+2,820 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,139 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,483 local workers)