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CENTRAL COAST
REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
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Employment – Hours worked
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Central Coast
NSW in 2011 compared to New South Wales 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, 43.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or
less), and 55.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared
with 34.0% and 64.6% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the hours worked by the
workforce in Central Coast NSW and New South Wales were:
• A larger percentage of people who worked 1 hour - 15
hours (14.2% compared to 10.5%)
• A larger percentage of people who worked 25 hours - 34
hours (12.8% compared to 9.9%)
• A smaller percentage of people who worked 49 hours or
more (12.4% compared to 16.6%)
• A smaller percentage of people who worked 40 hours
(15.9% compared to 19.6%)
Sustainable Communities and Population Growth
WORKFORCE HOURS WORKED
WORKFORCE HOURS - PART-TIME
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
New South Wales
Central Coast
Not stated
49 hrs +
41 - 48 hrs
40 hrs
35 - 39 hrs
25 - 34 hrs
16 - 24 hrs
1 - 15 hrs
None
Percentage
0
20
40
60
80
100
Part-time
Full-time
New South Wales
Central Coast
Percentage
SOURCE:
NIEIR (ABS 2011)
SOURCE:
NIEIR (ABS 2011)