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The incidence of teleworking in Australian businesses
The incidence of teleworking in Australian businesses
Whereas the previous data from the Sensis® Consumer Report examined the demographics of teleworkers, the data presented in the blue charts following examines the propensity of businesses to have teleworking occurring in their business. This data was collected as part of the May 2005 Sensis® Business Index.
As can be seen from the charts on the right, just over one-third of businesses have someone that teleworks. Looking at a state breakdown, those businesses in the Australian Capital Territory are most likely to have teleworkers (44 per cent), with those in Tasmania the least likely (28 per cent).
On a sectoral basis, not surprisingly businesses in the communications, property and business services sector were the most likely to have teleworking, with manufacturing and building and construction firms the least likely.
Other business types that exhibited above average tendencies to have teleworking were those in metropolitan areas (35 per cent); those businesses that were predominantly operated by males or an equal gender split (35 per cent and 36 per cent respectively); medium businesses with between 20 and 199 employees (51 per cent); and businesses that were not family-based (41 per cent).
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