Georges River Council area

Resident workers - Hours worked

32.3% of the resident workers (All industries) in Georges River Council area work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Georges River Council area's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Georges River Council area depends on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work;
  • The industry sector in which they work;
  • The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
  • The age structure and household structure of the working population.

Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
Georges River Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None9,37013.39.01,9062.73.2+7,464
1 hour - 15 hours7,0049.910.87,28610.510.8-282
16 hours - 24 hours8,26311.710.48,62912.410.4-366
25 hours - 34 hours6,7239.510.07,00010.110.5-277
35 hours - 39 hours15,01821.320.414,49120.819.1+527
40 hours12,85418.218.714,96121.520.0-2,107
41 hours - 48 hours3,9395.67.45,6538.19.1-1,714
49 hours or more5,9598.511.58,13711.714.9-2,178
Not stated1,3281.91.71,4742.12.0-146
Total Persons70,458100.0100.069,537100.0100.0+921

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by Georges River Council area's resident workers in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 44.5% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 53.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Georges River Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked None (13.3% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.7% compared to 10.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (5.6% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (8.5% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Georges River Council area decreased by 5472 people (-12.7%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Georges River Council area between2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+7,464 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-2,178 persons)
  • 40 hours (-2,107 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-1,714 persons)

Georges River Council

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