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18 October, 2024
Warrnambool named hardest-working city
WARRNAMBOOL has been named the hardest-working city in Australia according to a study by Snow Season Central.
Warrnambool was compared to 49 of the largest cities in the country and factors ranged from employment rate and average weekly work hours through to the number of people with multiple jobs.
Warrnambool scored 81.09 on Snow Season Central’s 100-point hard-working scale.
Second ranked in Australia was Kalgoorlie in WA with a score of 80.27, followed by Alice Springs in third on 78.77.
The Hardest Working Cities study determined a city’s rank based on 11 metrices that were divided into two sections – direct work factors (which took up 80 per cent of the score) and indirect work factors.
Direct work factors included average workweek hours, employment rate, the share of households where no adults work, the share of workers leaving vacation time unused, and the rate of residents aged 16-24 who are neither in school nor working.
Indirect work factors were also scored.
These included average commute time, the share of workers with multiple jobs, average leisure time spent per day, the share of residents doing unpaid domestic work and annual volunteer hours per resident.
These factors were then scored out of 100 for 50 cities.
With regards to Warrnambool residents, the study discovered that Warrnambool stood out with the lowest share of households where no adults work – just three per cent.
It also ranked fifth in the country for the number of residents holding multiple jobs (9.3%) according to the study.
Beyond work, 18 per cent of residents participate in local volunteer groups or organisations; a figure 24 per cent higher than the national average.
Another reason Warrnambool residents ranked high is because many work on average 36.5 hours per week, ranking eighth highest in the country.
Outside of work, 17.5 per cent of the city’s residents do voluntary work, the sixth highest rate in the country.
To see how Warrnambool compares to the other 49 cities included in the study here to www.snowseasoncentral.com/australia-hardest-working-cities-2024.
