Northern Beaches Council area

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

48.1% of All industries local workers in the Northern Beaches Council area are employed part-time and 50.6% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Northern Beaches 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
Northern Beaches Council area - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None9,5309.79.02,3542.73.2+7,176
1 hour - 15 hours13,99114.210.812,71814.410.8+1,273
16 hours - 24 hours12,97113.210.511,53713.110.5+1,434
25 hours - 34 hours10,84511.010.010,15011.510.5+695
35 hours - 39 hours16,02216.320.413,68815.519.1+2,334
40 hours17,59117.918.716,58618.820.0+1,005
41 hours - 48 hours6,2116.37.47,4128.49.1-1,201
49 hours or more9,93010.111.512,35714.014.9-2,427
Not stated1,2491.31.71,4251.62.0-176
Total Persons98,340100.0100.088,227100.0100.0+10,113

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 Northern Beaches Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within the Northern Beaches 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, 48.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 50.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within the Northern Beaches Council area.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Northern Beaches Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.2% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (13.2% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (16.3% compared to 20.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.1% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Northern Beaches Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+7,176 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-2,427 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,334 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,434 local workers)

Northern Beaches Council

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