Gunnedah Shire

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

35.1% of All industries local workers in Gunnedah Shire are employed part-time and 62.7% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Gunnedah 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.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers hours worked, 2021
Gunnedah Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None2254.39.01663.43.2+59
1 hour - 15 hours55710.610.856311.610.8-6
16 hours - 24 hours4648.810.54228.710.5+42
25 hours - 34 hours60011.410.054911.310.5+51
35 hours - 39 hours91217.320.482517.019.1+87
40 hours68313.018.774415.320.0-61
41 hours - 48 hours5239.97.44278.89.1+96
49 hours or more1,18522.511.51,05721.814.9+128
Not stated1162.21.71032.12.0+13
Total Persons5,265100.0100.04,856100.0100.0+409

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Gunnedah Shire in 2021compared to New South Wales within Gunnedah Shire shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 35.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Gunnedah Shire.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Gunnedah Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.3% compared to 9.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.3% compared to 20.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.0% compared to 18.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (22.5% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Gunnedah Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 49 hours or more (+128 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (+96 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+87 local workers)
  • 40 hours (-61 local workers)

Gunnedah Shire Council

economic profile