The number of Australians with a side hustle fell in the June quarter, according to the Australian Burau of Statistics (ABS).
The latest data showed the number of secondary jobs fell by 1.2 percent to one million over those three months.
ABS Head of Labour Statistics Sean Crick said secondary jobs fell by 12,200 in that quarter and fell 1.9 percent or 20,500 jobs through the year to June.
“June quarter 2025 was the first time we have seen two consecutive quarterly declines in secondary jobs in the six years since June quarter 2019,” Mr Crick said.
“As a result, there are now 40,100 less multiple job holders, compared to six months ago in December quarter 2024.”
He said the fall in secondary jobs saw the proportion of people working multiple jobs decrease by 0.1 percentage points to 6.4 percent.
Mr Crick said despite the drop in secondary jobs, filled jobs rose by 0.2 percent or 35,300 this quarter to 16 million, driven by a 0.3 percent increase in main jobs.
He said hours worked rose 0.3 percent to six billion this quarter, increasing 1.6 percent through the year.
“The rise this quarter was in line with the growth in employed people, up 0.3 per cent.”
