EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY
Employees paid by Award only is a population of interest to many users. Selected results for these employees have been presented below.
Key results by category
Of the 1,860,700 employees paid by Award only, 44.6% were casual, 37.0% were permanent full-time and 18.4% were permanent part-time. The average age of all employees paid by Award only was 35.7 years. The average weekly ordinary time cash earnings for these employees was $682.50.
The average weekly ordinary time cash earnings for permanent full-time employees paid by Award only was $1,012.00. The average age of these employees was 36.4 years. They were paid for an average 38.0 ordinary time hours at an average hourly ordinary time cash rate of $26.60.
Permanent part-time employees paid by Award only were, on average, 38.5 years of age, worked an average of 22.2 ordinary time hours a week at an average hourly ordinary time cash rate of $25.50. These employees received $564.70 in average weekly ordinary time cash earnings.
The average age of casual employees paid by Award only was 34.0 years. The average hourly ordinary time cash earnings rate for these employees was $24.60 and they were paid for an average 18.6 ordinary time hours. They received $457.40 in average weekly ordinary time cash earnings.
Occupation
Community and personal service workers made up the largest proportion of all employees paid by Award only, followed by Sales workers (21.2% and 20.7% respectively). Average weekly total cash earnings was $654.20 for Community and personal service workers and $470.60 for Sales Workers.
EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees–Occupation, May 2014
|
| AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL
CASH EARNINGS ($) | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
('000) |
|
Occupation | ESTIMATE |
| Managers | 1,398.00 | 64.8 |
| Professionals | 1,207.10 | 143.4 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 743.90 | 256.5 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 654.20 | 394.2 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 718.70 | 208.0 |
| Sales Workers | 470.60 | 384.7 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 910.70 | 101.9 |
| Labourers | 611.10 | 307.3 |
| All employees paid by Award only | 711.20 | 1,860.7 |
| | | |
| | STANDARD ERROR |
| Managers | 87.60 | 10.0 |
| Professionals | 43.20 | 10.3 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 24.90 | 21.6 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 21.80 | 25.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 22.50 | 13.2 |
| Sales Workers | 20.10 | 39.2 |
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 43.70 | 11.6 |
| Labourers | 29.20 | 25.7 |
| All employees paid by Award only | 12.20 | 74.8 |
Industry
Employees in the
Retail trade industry made up the largest proportion of all employees paid by Award only, followed by the
Accommodation and food services industry (17.2% and 17.0% respectively). Average weekly total cash earnings was $553.70 for employees in the
Retail trade industry and $519.20 for employees in the
Accommodation and food services industry.
EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees–Industry, May 2014
|
| AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL
CASH EARNINGS ($) | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
('000) |
|
Industry | ESTIMATE |
| Mining | 1,314.60 | * 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 654.70 | 109.9 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 998.50 | 7.9 |
| Construction | 783.40 | 93.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 755.00 | 53.2 |
| Retail trade | 553.70 | 320.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 519.20 | 316.9 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 973.50 | 48.0 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 624.70 | 8.3 |
| Finance and insurance services | 844.10 | * 20.1 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 625.30 | 39.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 518.30 | * 76.9 |
| Administrative and support services | 693.10 | 227.9 |
| Public administration and safety | 1,554.30 | 79.7 |
| Education and training | 644.10 | 47.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 934.30 | 281.4 |
| Arts and recreation services | 432.80 | 37.6 |
| Other services | 676.70 | 91.0 |
| All employees paid by Award only | 711.20 | 1,860.7 |
| | | |
| | STANDARD ERROR |
| Mining | 195.30 | 0.5 |
| Manufacturing | 50.20 | 16.3 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 69.70 | 1.9 |
| Construction | 57.60 | 13.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 75.90 | 11.6 |
| Retail trade | 18.30 | 31.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 18.00 | 23.7 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 80.80 | 7.4 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 75.40 | 1.8 |
| Finance and insurance services | 119.30 | 8.7 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 33.70 | 5.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 94.10 | 24.6 |
| Administrative and support services | 32.00 | 28.5 |
| Public administration and safety | 69.40 | 8.5 |
| Education and training | 55.60 | 8.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 31.90 | 27.5 |
| Arts and recreation services | 38.80 | 5.5 |
| Other services | 51.90 | 12.5 |
| All employees paid by Award only | 12.20 | 74.8 |
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
States and territories
New South Wales had the largest number of employees paid by Award only (680,300 employees). This represented 21.8% of all employees in New South Wales. These employees received average weekly total cash earnings of $857.50.
Employees paid by Award only comprised 27.3% of all employees in Tasmania, making this the state or territory with the largest proportion of employees paid by this method of setting pay. These employees received $630.10 in average weekly total cash earnings.
Employees paid by Award only in the Australian Capital Territory received the lowest average weekly total cash earnings ($550.40) and comprised 14.3% of all employees in that territory. The Northern Territory had the smallest proportion of all employees paid by Award only (13.4%) but these employees had the highest average weekly total cash earnings of all states and territories ($868.50).
EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY and ALL EMPLOYEES, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees–States and Territories, May 2014
|
| | EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY | ALL EMPLOYEES |
| AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL
CASH EARNINGS ($) | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
('000) | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
('000) |
|
States and territories | ESTIMATE |
New South Wales | 857.50 | 680.3 | 3,119.0 |
Victoria | 631.70 | 390.6 | 2,417.5 |
Queensland | 583.60 | 416.7 | 1,957.4 |
South Australia | 677.80 | 99.2 | 626.7 |
Western Australia | 684.50 | 170.0 | 1,232.3 |
Tasmania | 630.10 | 56.2 | 205.5 |
Northern Territory | 868.50 | 15.3 | 114.2 |
Australian Capital Territory | 550.40 | 32.4 | 226.4 |
All employees paid by Award only | 711.20 | 1,860.7 | 9,898.9 |
| |
| STANDARD ERROR |
New South Wales | 20.30 | 38.5 | 57.8 |
Victoria | 22.70 | 37.6 | 57.2 |
Queensland | 30.00 | 42.7 | 62.1 |
South Australia | 29.20 | 9.9 | 23.9 |
Western Australia | 42.40 | 18.0 | 59.0 |
Tasmania | 33.90 | 5.1 | 14.2 |
Northern Territory | 79.40 | 3.1 | 7.6 |
Australian Capital Territory | 37.30 | 6.6 | 13.2 |
All employees paid by Award only | 12.20 | 74.8 | 118.4 |
Sector
Employees paid by
Award only made up 21.0% of all employees in the
private sector compared to 9.5% of all employees in the
public sector.
EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY and ALL EMPLOYEES, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees–Sector, May 2014
|
| | EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY | ALL EMPLOYEES |
| AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL
CASH EARNINGS ($) | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
('000) | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
('000) |
|
Sector | ESTIMATE |
Private sector | 635.60 | 1,683.5 | 8,034.5 |
Public sector | 1,429.10 | 177.3 | 1,864.4 |
All employees paid by Award only | 711.20 | 1,860.7 | 9,898.9 |
|
| STANDARD ERROR |
Private sector | 12.40 | 74.6 | 112.4 |
Public sector | 39.50 | 9.2 | 35.6 |
All employees paid by Award only | 12.20 | 74.8 | 118.4 |