Days worked a week, hours worked per week and hours worked per day across the sample (N = 581)
| Demographic | Percentages (%) working days a week | Percentages (%) of working hours a day | Percentages (%) working hours a week | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Less than 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | More than 10 | Less than 35 | 36–40 | 41–45 | 46–50 | 51–55 | Over 55 | |
| All respondents | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 50.9 | 37.5 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 26.4 | 36.7 | 2.5 | 15 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 26.1 |
| Male | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 47.5 | 42.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 28.8 | 38.3 | 1.9 | 12 | 16.1 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 30.2 |
| Female | 0 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 65.5 | 16.8 | 0 | 7.5 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 17 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 28.6 | 25.5 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 6.1 |
| Single | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 64.1 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 33.3 | 15.4 | 17.9 | 30.8 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 24.4 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 22 |
| Married or long-term de-facto partner | 0.8 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 40 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 20.7 | 25 | 31.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 20.4 | 24.5 | 18.4 | 28.6 |
| Job role Group 1 (off-site salaried workers in administrative and managerial roles) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 62.6 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 4.82 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 25.9 | 33.1 | 3.2 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 16 | 22.4 |
| Job role Group 2 (on-site salaried workers in supervisory roles) | 0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 50.7 | 39.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 28.5 | 48.4 | 2 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 26.5 | 29.9 |
| Job role Group 3 (on-site waged workers in trade and operative roles) | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 34 | 58.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 23 | 20.7 | 2.9 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 15.5 | 16.5 |
| (15–24) | 0 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 20 | 35 | 33.3 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 27.6 | 39.7 | 3.4 | 23.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 27.1 | 11.9 |
| (25–35) | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 53.7 | 40 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 25.8 | 35.5 | 1 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 31.3 |
| (36–45) | 0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 52 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 27.7 | 38.6 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 23.5 |
| (46–55) | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 34.4 | 36.1 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 31 |
| (56–65) | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 60.9 | 32.6 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 34 | 31.9 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 21.4 |
| (Over 65) | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 8.3 | 62.5 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 38.9 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 22.7 |
| Fixed salary (no paid overtime) | 1 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 55.3 | 32 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 32.5 | 39.3 | 1 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 28.4 |
| Fixed salary (paid overtime) | 0 | 12.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 11.1 |
| Hourly wage (paid overtime) | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 29 | 58.1 | 0 | 11.5 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 11.5 | 26.9 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| Principal contractor | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 54.8 | 31.5 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 28.4 | 38.5 | 1.8 | 14.2 | 17.7 | 14.2 | 23.9 | 28.3 |
| Sub-contractor | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 42.9 | 52.4 | 0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 26.9 | 12 | 29.6 | 9.4 | 13.5 |
| Consultant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 0 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 25 | 16.7 | 25 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Micro business (fewer than 10 employees) | 0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 0 | 48.1 | 37 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 26.9 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 38.5 | 2.7 | 24.3 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 16.2 |
| Small business (10–49 employees) | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 48.1 | 33.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 21.2 | 24.2 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 14.8 | 22.2 |
| Medium business (50–249 employees) | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 5.9 | 61.8 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 0 | 6.5 | 22.6 | 32.3 | 38.7 | 0 | 23.8 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 33.3 |
| Large business (250 or more people employees) | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 13.2 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 16.1 | 21.4 | 50 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 20.7 | 31 | 34.5 |
| Commercial buildings | 0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 46.2 | 43 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 26.3 | 47.5 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 31.7 |
| Residential buildings (apartments) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 57.9 | 31.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 31.6 | 26.3 | 0 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 53.8 |
| House building | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 55.2 | 31 | 0 | 5.9 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 0 | 14.8 | 25.9 | 18.5 | 22.2 | 18.5 |
| Civil and infrastructure | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 53.8 | 34.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 52.9 | 0 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 20.8 | 29.2 |
| Demographic | Percentages (%) working days a week | Percentages (%) of working hours a day | Percentages (%) working hours a week | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Less than 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | More than 10 | Less than 35 | 36–40 | 41–45 | 46–50 | 51–55 | Over 55 | |
| All respondents | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 50.9 | 37.5 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 26.4 | 36.7 | 2.5 | 15 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 26.1 |
| Male | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 47.5 | 42.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 28.8 | 38.3 | 1.9 | 12 | 16.1 | 19.3 | 20.6 | 30.2 |
| Female | 0 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 65.5 | 16.8 | 0 | 7.5 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 17 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 28.6 | 25.5 | 16.3 | 18.4 | 6.1 |
| Single | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 64.1 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 33.3 | 15.4 | 17.9 | 30.8 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 24.4 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 22 |
| Married or long-term de-facto partner | 0.8 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 40 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 20.7 | 25 | 31.5 | 1 | 7.1 | 20.4 | 24.5 | 18.4 | 28.6 |
| Job role Group 1 (off-site salaried workers in administrative and managerial roles) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 62.6 | 24.5 | 4.5 | 4.82 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 25.9 | 33.1 | 3.2 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 16 | 22.4 |
| Job role Group 2 (on-site salaried workers in supervisory roles) | 0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 50.7 | 39.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 13.1 | 28.5 | 48.4 | 2 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 26.5 | 29.9 |
| Job role Group 3 (on-site waged workers in trade and operative roles) | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 34 | 58.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 26.4 | 25.3 | 23 | 20.7 | 2.9 | 21.4 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 15.5 | 16.5 |
| (15–24) | 0 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 20 | 35 | 33.3 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 27.6 | 39.7 | 3.4 | 23.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 27.1 | 11.9 |
| (25–35) | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 53.7 | 40 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 25.8 | 35.5 | 1 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 31.3 |
| (36–45) | 0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0 | 52 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 27.7 | 38.6 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 23.5 |
| (46–55) | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 34.4 | 36.1 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 13.8 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 31 |
| (56–65) | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 60.9 | 32.6 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 34 | 31.9 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 21.4 |
| (Over 65) | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 8.3 | 62.5 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 38.9 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 22.7 |
| Fixed salary (no paid overtime) | 1 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 55.3 | 32 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 32.5 | 39.3 | 1 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 25.5 | 28.4 |
| Fixed salary (paid overtime) | 0 | 12.5 | 0 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 11.1 |
| Hourly wage (paid overtime) | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 29 | 58.1 | 0 | 11.5 | 30.8 | 19.2 | 11.5 | 26.9 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| Principal contractor | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 54.8 | 31.5 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 28.4 | 38.5 | 1.8 | 14.2 | 17.7 | 14.2 | 23.9 | 28.3 |
| Sub-contractor | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 42.9 | 52.4 | 0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 26.9 | 12 | 29.6 | 9.4 | 13.5 |
| Consultant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 27.3 | 0 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 16.7 | 25 | 16.7 | 25 | 16.7 | 0 |
| Micro business (fewer than 10 employees) | 0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 0 | 48.1 | 37 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 26.9 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 38.5 | 2.7 | 24.3 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 16.2 |
| Small business (10–49 employees) | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 48.1 | 33.3 | 3.7 | 0 | 21.2 | 24.2 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 3.7 | 14.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 14.8 | 22.2 |
| Medium business (50–249 employees) | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 5.9 | 61.8 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 0 | 6.5 | 22.6 | 32.3 | 38.7 | 0 | 23.8 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 33.3 |
| Large business (250 or more people employees) | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 13.2 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 0 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 16.1 | 21.4 | 50 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 20.7 | 31 | 34.5 |
| Commercial buildings | 0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 46.2 | 43 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 26.3 | 47.5 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 31.7 |
| Residential buildings (apartments) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 57.9 | 31.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 31.6 | 26.3 | 0 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 53.8 |
| House building | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 55.2 | 31 | 0 | 5.9 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 29.4 | 26.5 | 0 | 14.8 | 25.9 | 18.5 | 22.2 | 18.5 |
| Civil and infrastructure | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 53.8 | 34.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 52.9 | 0 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 20.8 | 29.2 |
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