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NSROC Region

Resident workers - Hours worked

44.4% of the resident workers (All industries) in the NSROC Region work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

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

The hours worked by employed people in NSROC Region 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 Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None24,6047.79.08,3372.83.2+16,267
1 hour - 15 hours33,66410.510.832,55710.910.8+1,107
16 hours - 24 hours30,8639.710.429,96310.010.4+900
25 hours - 34 hours26,2508.210.026,3198.810.5-69
35 hours - 39 hours58,91318.420.446,62615.619.1+12,287
40 hours71,93722.518.767,24722.520.0+4,690
41 hours - 48 hours25,0377.87.430,22510.19.1-5,188
49 hours or more44,80614.011.553,78318.014.9-8,977
Not stated3,6101.11.74,2161.42.0-606
Total Persons319,684100.0100.0299,273100.0100.0+20,411

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 NSROC Region's resident workers in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 36.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 62.8% 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 NSROC Region and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (8.2% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.4% compared to 20.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (22.5% compared to 18.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.0% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the NSROC Region increased by 2812 people (1.4%).

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

  • None (+16,267 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+12,287 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-8,977 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-5,188 persons)

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