Richmond Valley

Resident workers - Hours worked

33.1% of the resident workers (All industries) in the Richmond Valley work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in NSW.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Richmond Valley's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Richmond Valley 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 Rivers Region - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. NSW%Number%. NSW%2016 - 2021
None4695.19.02953.63.2+174
1 hour - 15 hours99510.910.899912.110.8-4
16 hours - 24 hours97910.710.491211.010.4+67
25 hours - 34 hours1,45816.010.01,30615.810.5+152
35 hours - 39 hours1,97821.720.41,62119.619.1+357
40 hours1,24413.618.71,24515.120.0-1
41 hours - 48 hours6747.47.45997.29.1+75
49 hours or more1,09812.011.51,05612.814.9+42
Not stated2262.51.72312.82.0-5
Total Persons9,121100.0100.08,264100.0100.0+857

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 Richmond Valley's resident workers in 2021 compared to NSW 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, 42.8% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 54.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for NSW.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the Richmond Valley and NSW were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (5.1% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (16.0% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.7% compared to 20.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (13.6% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Richmond Valley increased by 473 people (10.5%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Richmond Valley between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+357 persons)
  • None (+174 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+152 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (+75 persons)

Northern Rivers Region

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