The Hills Shire

Who is in our workforce? - Hours worked

Derived from the Census question 'Last week, how many hours did the person work in all jobs?'

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in The Hills Shire across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in a particular industry depend on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work in the industry;
  • The demands of jobs in the industry and requirement to work overtime;
  • The age and family responsibilities of people working in the industry; and
  • The gender profile of workers in the industry (due to family commitments, females are often more likely to work part-time).

Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure, Occupation and Income.

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Hours worked by the workforce (all industries) by gender, The Hills Shire 2006 and 20012006
GenderHours workednumber%Sydney SD %
PersonsNone1,4632.83.2
Persons1 hour - 15 hours6,92713.39.4
Persons16 hours - 24 hours5,50410.68.8
Persons25 hours - 34 hours5,0229.68.7
Persons35 hours - 39 hours7,32514.118.0
Persons40 hours10,18519.520.7
Persons41 hours - 48 hours5,45910.511.5
Persons49 hours or more9,33617.917.9
PersonsNot stated8891.71.8
PersonsTotal52,110100.0100.0

This data describes the working hours (by sex) of employed persons employed in the selected industry. Includes all persons working in the area regardless of where they live. Relates specifically to hours worked the week prior to the Census. It is therefore only an indicator of hours worked and does not necessarily reflect the number of hours worked in an average week. If employed persons were away from work during Census week, hours worked will be lower. Relates to all jobs the worker holds, not just the main job referred to in the industry classification.

Workers are classified as full-time if they worked 35 hours or more in the week prior to Census, and part time if they worked less than this.

Note that the hours worked data relates to "all jobs", while the industry counted is what the respondent stated as their "main job".

For more information please refer to the Census Dictionary 2006.

Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the data notes for more information.

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers.

Hours worked by the workforce (all industries), The Hills Shire Council and Sydney SD 2006 None,
 Sydney SD: 3.2% 1 hour - 15 hours,
 Sydney SD: 9.4% 16 hours - 24 hours,
 Sydney SD: 8.8% 25 hours - 34 hours,
 Sydney SD: 8.7% 35 hours - 39 hours,
 Sydney SD: 18.0% 40 hours,
 Sydney SD: 20.7% 41 hours - 48 hours,
 Sydney SD: 11.5% 49 hours or more,
 Sydney SD: 17.9% Not stated,
 Sydney SD: 1.8% None,
 The Hills Shire Council: 2.8% 1 hour - 15 hours,
 The Hills Shire Council: 13.3% 16 hours - 24 hours,
 The Hills Shire Council: 10.6% 25 hours - 34 hours,
 The Hills Shire Council: 9.6% 35 hours - 39 hours,
 The Hills Shire Council: 14.1% 40 hours,
 The Hills Shire Council: 19.5% 41 hours - 48 hours,
 The Hills Shire Council: 10.5% 49 hours or more,
 The Hills Shire Council: 17.9% Not stated,
 The Hills Shire Council: 1.7%
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