City of Newcastle

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

39.9% of All industries local workers in the City of Newcastle are employed part-time and 58.8% are employed full-time.

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
City of Newcastle - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None6,4885.99.03,6683.83.2+2,820
1 hour - 15 hours11,93610.810.810,45310.710.8+1,483
16 hours - 24 hours11,96810.910.510,52310.810.5+1,445
25 hours - 34 hours13,62412.410.011,48511.810.5+2,139
35 hours - 39 hours24,67722.420.419,90720.519.1+4,770
40 hours19,70717.918.718,80619.320.0+901
41 hours - 48 hours9,2408.47.48,8949.19.1+346
49 hours or more11,22210.211.512,09012.414.9-868
Not stated1,3631.21.71,4961.52.0-133
Total Persons110,225100.0100.097,322100.0100.0+12,903

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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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)

City of Newcastle

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