Northern Beaches Council area

Resident workers - Hours worked

42.6% of the resident workers (All industries) in the Northern Beaches Council area work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Northern Beaches Council area's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Northern Beaches Council area 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
Northern Beaches Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None11,6408.59.03,8313.03.2+7,809
1 hour - 15 hours16,05711.810.815,15211.710.8+905
16 hours - 24 hours14,89110.910.414,19810.910.4+693
25 hours - 34 hours13,1529.710.013,30910.310.5-157
35 hours - 39 hours20,93715.420.417,94113.819.1+2,996
40 hours28,09920.618.726,51920.420.0+1,580
41 hours - 48 hours10,6047.87.413,03210.09.1-2,428
49 hours or more19,34614.211.523,78718.314.9-4,441
Not stated1,5021.11.71,9101.52.0-408
Total Persons136,228100.0100.0129,679100.0100.0+6,549

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the Northern Beaches Council area'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, 40.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 58.0% 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 Northern Beaches Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (11.8% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.4% compared to 20.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (20.6% compared to 18.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.2% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Northern Beaches Council area decreased by 2293 people (-2.8%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Northern Beaches Council area between2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+7,809 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-4,441 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,996 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-2,428 persons)

Northern Beaches Council

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