Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Definition
This variable records the labour force status of parents/partners in couple and lone parent families.
Scope
Families in family households
Categories
Code | Category |
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01 | Couple family: Both employed, worked full-time |
02 | Couple family: One employed full-time, other part-time |
03 | Couple family: One employed full-time, other away from work |
04 | Couple family: One employed full-time, other unemployed |
05 | Couple family: One employed full-time, other not in the labour force |
06 | Couple family: One employed full-time, other labour force status not stated |
07 | Couple family: Both employed, worked part-time |
08 | Couple family: One employed part-time, other away from work |
09 | Couple family: One employed part-time, other unemployed |
10 | Couple family: One employed part-time, other not in the labour force |
11 | Couple family: One employed part-time, other labour force status not stated |
12 | Couple family: Both employed, away from work |
13 | Couple family: One away from work, other unemployed |
14 | Couple family: One away from work, other not in the labour force |
15 | Couple family: One away from work, other labour force status not stated |
16 | Couple family: Both unemployed |
17 | Couple family: One unemployed, other not in the labour force |
18 | Couple family: One unemployed, other labour force status not stated |
19 | Couple family: Both not in the labour force |
20 | Couple family: One not in the labour force, other labour force status not stated |
21 | Couple family: Both labour force status not stated |
22 | One parent family: Employed, worked full-time |
23 | One parent family: Employed, worked part-time |
24 | One parent family: Employed, away from work |
25 | One parent family: Unemployed |
26 | One parent family: Not in the labour force |
27 | One parent family: Labour force status not stated |
28 | Other family |
@@ | Not applicable |
Number of categories: 29
Not applicable (@@) category comprises:
- Non-family/Non-classifiable households
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- Non-private dwellings
- Migratory, off-shore and shipping SA1s
'Away from work' includes parents/partners who either:
- did not state the number of hours worked
- did not work any hours in the week prior to Census night
'Labour force status not stated' includes couple families where:
- one or both parents/partners did not state their labour force status
- one parent/partner was temporarily absent on Census night
‘Part-time’ is classified as a person who worked less than 35 hours in all jobs during the week prior to Census night.
‘Full-time’ is classified as a person who has worked 35 hours or more in all jobs during the week prior to Census night.
Question(s) from the Census form
What is the person’s relationship to Person 1/Person 2?
Last week, did the person have a job of any kind?
Last week, how many hours did the person work in all jobs?
History and changes
This variable was first introduced in 2011, with some minor changes implemented in 2016.
No changes have been made for 2021.
Data use considerations
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.
Comparing Census with ABS Labour Force Survey
The Census and Labour Force Survey both collect information about the labour market activity of people aged 15 years and over. While both collections seek to measure the concepts related to employment, unemployment and being outside of the labour force, there are a number of differences between them that should be considered in the use of the data. A summary of the differences between these collections is available in Comparing the 2021 Census and the Labour Force Survey.