Labour force status and hours worked not stated (LFHRP)
Latest release
Census of Population and Housing: Census dictionary
Reference period
2021
Released
15/10/2021
Scope
Persons aged 15 years and over
Categories
Code | Category |
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1 | Employed, worked full-time |
2 | Employed, worked part-time |
3 | Employed, away from work |
4 | Employed, hours of work not stated |
5 | Unemployed, looking for full-time work |
6 | Unemployed, looking for part-time work |
7 | Not in the labour force |
& | Labour force status not stated |
@ | Not applicable |
V | Overseas visitor |
Number of categories: 10
Not applicable (@) category comprises:
- Persons aged under 15 years
See Understanding supplementary codes for more information.
Question(s) from the Census form
Last week, did the person have a job of any kind?
Last week, did Person 1 have a job of any kind?
A ‘job’ means any type of work including casual, temporary, part-time or full-time work, if it was for one hour or more.
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Yes, worked for payment or profit
Yes, but absent on holidays, on paid leave, on strike, or temporarily stood down
Yes, unpaid work in a family business
Yes, other unpaid work
No, did not have a job
Last week, did Person 1 have a job of any kind?
A ‘job’ means any type of work including casual, temporary, part-time or full-time work, if it was for one hour or more.
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Last week refers to the week before Census night – Tuesday 10 August 2021.
People who did some work for which they will receive some payment (including casual, temporary or part-time work) and it was for one hour or more in the last week select the 'Yes, worked for payment or profit' response.
People not working due to a COVID lockdown...
• who worked at all in the four weeks before the current lockdown, select 'Yes, but absent on holidays, on paid leave, on strike, or temporarily stood down'.
• who did not work in the four weeks before the current lockdown, select 'No, did not have a job'.
People on paid leave, for example holiday leave, maternity leave or sick leave, should select 'Yes, but absent on holidays, on paid leave, on strike, or temporarily stood down'.
People who have been on unpaid leave...
• for less than four weeks and are not being paid, select ‘Yes, but absent on holidays, on paid leave, on strike, or temporarily stood down'.
• for four weeks or more and are not being paid, select 'No, did not have a job'.
People who are on workers' compensation and...
• are planning to return to work, select ‘Yes, but absent on holidays, on paid leave, on strike, or temporarily stood down'.
• won't be returning to work, select 'No, did not have a job'.
People working for the dole are considered not to be in paid work and should select 'No, did not have a job'.
People who are casual or freelance workers and...
• worked in the week before Census night, select 'Yes, worked for payment or profit'.
• did not work last week but worked at some stage in the four weeks before Census night, select ‘Yes, but absent on holidays, on paid leave, on strike, or temporarily stood down'.
• did not work in the four weeks before Census night, select 'No, did not have a job'.
People who work from home and...
• get paid, select the appropriate 'Yes' response.
• do not get paid, select 'No, did not have a job'.
Retired people should select 'No, did not have a job'. This also applies to people who have never had a job.
In the main job held last week, was the person: Working for an employer; Working in own business?
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In the main job held last week, was Person 1:
If the person had more than one job last week, then ‘main job’ refers to the job in which the person usually works the most hours.
For all persons conducting their own business, including those with their own incorporated (e.g. Pty Ltd) company, as well as sole traders, partnerships and contractors, select ‘Working in own business’.
Working for an employer
Working in own business
Last week, how many hours did the person work in all jobs?
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Last week, how many hours did Person 1 work in all jobs?
Add any overtime or extra time worked and subtract any time off.
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Hours worked
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Last week, how many hours did Person 1 work in all jobs?
Add any overtime or extra time worked and subtract any time off.
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Include all hours the person worked for all jobs, even if those hours are not the hours they usually work.
Include any overtime and hours spent working at home.
Do not include time off work, for example, sick leave or annual leave.
If the person did not work any hours, please enter '0'.
Did the person actively look for work at any time in the last four weeks?
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Did Person 1 actively look for work at any time in the last four weeks?
Full-time work means 35 hours or more per week.
Examples of actively looking for work include:
• Writing, telephoning or applying to an employer for work
• Having a job interview
• Checking or registering with an employment agency
• Taking steps to purchase or start a business
• Advertising or tendering for work
• Contacting friends or relatives in order to obtain work
• Answering an advertisement for a job
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No, did not look for work
Yes, looked for full-time work
Yes, looked for part-time work
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Did Person 1 actively look for work at any time in the last four weeks?
Full-time work means 35 hours or more per week.
Examples of actively looking for work include:
• Writing, telephoning or applying to an employer for work
• Having a job interview
• Checking or registering with an employment agency
• Taking steps to purchase or start a business
• Advertising or tendering for work
• Contacting friends or relatives in order to obtain work
• Answering an advertisement for a job
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All people who are not looking for work, including retired people, should select 'No, did not look for work'.
Select 'No, did not look for work' if the person only looked in newspapers, on the internet or checked notice boards, and did not take any of the active steps listed in the question.
If the person had found a job, could the person have started work last week?
This question is only applicable for people who marked 'Yes, looked for full-time work' or 'Yes, looked for part-time work' to the previous question which asks, Did the person actively look for work at any time in the last four weeks?
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If Person 1 had found a job, could they have started work last week?
Yes, could have started work last week
No, already had a job to go to
No, temporarily ill or injured
No, other reason
History and changes
This variable was introduced in 2011. No changes have been made for 2021.
Data use considerations
There are no data use considerations for this variable.
This variable does not have a non-response rate as it is created during Census processing by using responses from more than one question on the Census form.