This publication presents information about people aged 15 years and over who are not in the labour force: that is, neither employed nor unemployed. The data measure the potential supply of labour not reflected in employment and unemployment statistics, and measure the characteristics of that potential supply.

It is includes details about whether women not in the labour force wanted to work, reasons why they were not actively looking for work, or were not available for work, and their main activity while not in the labour force (e.g. retirement, voluntary work, caring for children).
 Further Info

Take me to the external Data Source

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/6220.0

This provides a number of gendered labour force statistics including:

Time Series Spreadhseets
- Employed persons by Industry Subdivision by Sex
- Employed persons by Occupation and Sex
- Employed persons by Actual hours worked, Industry and Sex
- Employed persons by Actual hours worked, Occupation and Sex
- Employed persons by Actual hours wrked, Status in employment and Sex

Data Cubes
- Persons employed part-time by Sex, Whether preferred to work more hours, State, Age, Hours worked
- Employed Persons by Job Tenure, Sex, State, Hours Worked
- Employed Persons by Sex, Industry, Capital City- Balance of State, Hours Worked, August 1994 onwards
- Employed Persons by Sex, Industry, Age, Status in Employment, Actual Hourse Worked
- Employed Persons by Sex, Industry, Age, Status in Employment, August 1994 onwards
- Employed Persons by Sex, Industry, State, Status in Employment, August 1994 onwards
- Employed Persons by Sex, Occupation, Age, Status in Employment, August 1996 onwards
- Employed Persons by Sex, Occupation, State, Status in Employment, August 1996 onwards
- Employed Persons by Sex, Industry, Occupation, State, August 1996 onwards
- Employed Persons by Usual Hours Worked, Sex, Industry, Capital City- Balance of State
- Employed Persons by Hours Worked in Main Job, Sex, Industry, Capital City- Balance of State
- Employed Persons by Industry, State, Sex, Age
- Employed Persons by Occupation, State, Sex, Age
- Employed Persons by Region, Sex, Industry, From November 2007
- Employed Persons by Region, Sex, Occupation, From November 2007
- Unemployed Persons by Sex, State, Reason for Unemployment, May 2001 onwards
- Unemployed Persons by Sex, State, Industry, May 2001 onwards
- Unemployed Persons by Sex, State, Occupation, May 2001 onwards

Take me to the external Data Source

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/6291.0.55.003Feb%202010?OpenDocument

This report provides a range of measures regarding women's working conditions in Victoria, including the number of employed women working less than 35 hours per week and the reasons they work less than 35 hours per week.


 Further Info

Take me to the external Data Source

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6291.0.55.001?OpenDocument

This report includes information on forms of employment and employment type, hours worked, continuous duration, expected future duration, work patterns and other working arrangements, paid leave entitlements, and nature of fixed term contracts.  Further Info

Take me to the external Data Source

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/6359.0Main+Features1November%202009?OpenDocument

The ABS quarterly data reporting the number of full-time and part-time Victorian women currently employed and the participation rate. Data is reported for Melbourne and the rest of Victoria.

Additional data is available for Australian women including retrenchment, labour force status, labour under-utilisation, educational attendace, relationship in household, reason for working less than 35 hours per week, employment expectations, duration of unemployment, and average weekly earnings.

Time series spreadsheets covering a variety of characteristics for Australian women are available via 'Labour Force. Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery (ABS cat. no. 6291.0.55.001).

Take me to the external Data Source

http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6105.0?OpenDocument