RDA Northern Territory
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the RDA Northern Territory 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 | |||||||||
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| RDA Northern Territory - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Northern Territory% | Number | % | Northern Territory% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 5,595 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4,754 | 4.5 | 4.6 | +841 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 7,761 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6,608 | 6.2 | 6.3 | +1,153 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 7,241 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6,306 | 5.9 | 5.9 | +935 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 10,501 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8,342 | 7.9 | 7.9 | +2,159 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 26,549 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 22,350 | 21.1 | 20.7 | +4,199 | ||
| 40 hours | 19,723 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 19,416 | 18.3 | 18.2 | +307 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 10,275 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 10,430 | 9.8 | 9.8 | -155 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 18,272 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 25,146 | 23.7 | 24.1 | -6,874 | ||
| Not stated | 2,321 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2,647 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -326 | ||
| Total Persons | 108,238 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105,999 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,239 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 workforce in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021compared to Northern Territory within the RDA Northern Territory shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 28.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 69.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 29.3% and 68.5% respectively for Northern Territory within the RDA Northern Territory.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA Northern Territory and Northern Territory were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (5.2% compared to 5.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (7.2% compared to 7.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (24.5% compared to 24.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (16.9% compared to 17.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the RDA Northern Territory between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 49 hours or more (-6,874 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+4,199 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,159 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,153 local workers)