Richmond Valley Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Richmond Valley Council 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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| Richmond Valley Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 335 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 253 | 3.6 | 3.2 | +82 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 787 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 836 | 12.0 | 10.8 | -49 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 797 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 769 | 11.1 | 10.5 | +28 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,272 | 17.6 | 10.0 | 1,090 | 15.7 | 10.5 | +182 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,432 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 1,229 | 17.7 | 19.1 | +203 | ||
| 40 hours | 927 | 12.8 | 18.7 | 1,097 | 15.8 | 20.0 | -170 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 532 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 529 | 7.6 | 9.1 | +3 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 968 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 967 | 13.9 | 14.9 | +1 | ||
| Not stated | 170 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 168 | 2.4 | 2.0 | +2 | ||
| Total Persons | 7,220 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,938 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +282 | ||
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 Richmond Valley Council in 2021compared to New South Wales within Richmond Valley Council 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, 44.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 53.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Richmond Valley Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Richmond Valley Council and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (17.6% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (12.8% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (13.4% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Richmond Valley Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+203 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+182 local workers)
- 40 hours (-170 local workers)
- None (+82 local workers)