City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Resident workers - Hours worked

31.5% of the resident workers (All industries) in City of Port Adelaide Enfield work 40 or more hours, compared to 34.6% in South Australia.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Port Adelaide Enfield's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in City of Port Adelaide Enfield 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
City of Port Adelaide Enfield - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. South Australia%Number%. South Australia%2016 - 2021
None2,5334.04.31,7963.43.8+737
1 hour - 15 hours7,06411.212.36,12911.712.8+935
16 hours - 24 hours7,21211.411.05,25210.010.4+1,960
25 hours - 34 hours8,61113.713.76,78113.013.1+1,830
35 hours - 39 hours16,82926.722.613,18725.220.6+3,642
40 hours9,19614.614.88,10315.515.5+1,093
41 hours - 48 hours5,1998.28.74,6809.09.2+519
49 hours or more5,4748.711.15,39810.313.1+76
Not stated9541.51.59511.81.6+3
Total Persons63,072100.0100.052,277100.0100.0+10,795

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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield's resident workers in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 40.3% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 58.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.3% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of City of Port Adelaide Enfield and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (11.2% compared to 12.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.4% compared to 11.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (26.7% compared to 22.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (8.7% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in City of Port Adelaide Enfield increased by 5330 people (17.0%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in City of Port Adelaide Enfield between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,642 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,960 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,830 persons)
  • 40 hours (+1,093 persons)

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

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