Tamworth Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Tamworth Regional 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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| Tamworth Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,123 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 904 | 3.6 | 3.2 | +219 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,913 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 2,612 | 10.4 | 10.8 | +301 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,506 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 2,308 | 9.2 | 10.5 | +198 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,312 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 2,949 | 11.7 | 10.5 | +363 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 6,069 | 22.2 | 20.4 | 5,140 | 20.5 | 19.1 | +929 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,787 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 4,592 | 18.3 | 20.0 | +195 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,393 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 2,335 | 9.3 | 9.1 | +58 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,783 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 3,749 | 14.9 | 14.9 | +34 | ||
| Not stated | 450 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 514 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -64 | ||
| Total Persons | 27,336 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25,103 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,233 | ||
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 Tamworth Regional Council in 2021compared to New South Wales within Tamworth Regional Council 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, 36.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Tamworth Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Tamworth Regional Council and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.1% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.1% compared to 10.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.2% compared to 20.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (13.8% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Tamworth Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+929 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+363 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+301 local workers)
- None (+219 local workers)