City of Palmerston LGA
Local workers - Hours worked - Public Administration and Safety
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Palmerston LGA 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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| City of Palmerston LGA - Public Administration and Safety | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Northern Territory% | Number | % | Northern Territory% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 78 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 63 | 6.9 | 6.4 | +15 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 20 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 19 | 2.1 | 2.3 | +1 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 38 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 28 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +10 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 76 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 56 | 6.1 | 5.2 | +20 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 358 | 36.8 | 30.5 | 361 | 39.6 | 28.3 | -3 | ||
| 40 hours | 201 | 20.7 | 22.6 | 192 | 21.1 | 23.5 | +9 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 98 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 90 | 9.9 | 13.0 | +8 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 95 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 97 | 10.6 | 17.0 | -2 | ||
| Not stated | 8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | +2 | ||
| Total Persons | 972 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 912 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +60 | ||
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 Public Administration and Safety workforce in the City of Palmerston LGA in 2021compared to Northern Territory within the City of Palmerston LGA 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, 21.8% of the Public Administration and Safety workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 77.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 19.2% and 79.7% respectively for Northern Territory within the City of Palmerston LGA.
The major differences between the hours worked by the Public Administration and Safety workforce in the City of Palmerston LGA and Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (36.8% compared to 30.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (20.7% compared to 22.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (10.1% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.8% compared to 14.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the Public Administration and Safety workforce in the City of Palmerston LGA between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+20 local workers)
- None (+15 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+10 local workers)
- 40 hours (+9 local workers)