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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 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 Person 1 work in all jobs?

Add any overtime or extra time worked and subtract any time off.

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Hours worked

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 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

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 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