Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Alice Springs Town Council LGA's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Alice Springs Town Council LGA 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 | |||||||||
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| RDA Northern Territory - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Northern Territory% | Number | % | Northern Territory% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 652 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 527 | 4.2 | 4.4 | +125 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 978 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 788 | 6.2 | 6.6 | +190 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 746 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 678 | 5.4 | 6.2 | +68 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,315 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 1,078 | 8.5 | 8.2 | +237 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 3,871 | 28.2 | 24.8 | 3,263 | 25.9 | 21.7 | +608 | ||
| 40 hours | 2,638 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 2,572 | 20.4 | 18.9 | +66 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,362 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 1,378 | 10.9 | 10.1 | -16 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,926 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 2,092 | 16.6 | 21.5 | -166 | ||
| Not stated | 242 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 242 | 1.9 | 2.5 | -- | ||
| Total Persons | 13,730 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,112 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the Alice Springs Town Council LGA's resident workers in 2021 compared to Northern Territory 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, 26.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 71.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 29.1% and 68.7% respectively for Northern Territory.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the Alice Springs Town Council LGA and Northern Territory were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (5.4% compared to 6.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (28.2% compared to 24.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (19.2% compared to 18.4%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.0% compared to 15.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Alice Springs Town Council LGA increased by 492 people (5.3%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Alice Springs Town Council LGA between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+608 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+237 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+190 persons)
- 49 hours or more (-166 persons)