Wollondilly Shire

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

42.2% of All industries local workers in Wollondilly Shire are employed part-time and 56.0% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Wollondilly 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
Wollondilly Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None1,41210.59.03663.33.2+1,046
1 hour - 15 hours1,61312.010.81,29911.710.8+314
16 hours - 24 hours1,38610.310.51,0609.510.5+326
25 hours - 34 hours1,2459.310.01,0839.710.5+162
35 hours - 39 hours2,47818.520.42,10418.919.1+374
40 hours2,37417.718.71,90417.120.0+470
41 hours - 48 hours9507.17.41,0999.99.1-149
49 hours or more1,70912.811.51,97717.814.9-268
Not stated2351.81.72412.22.0-6
Total Persons13,402100.0100.011,133100.0100.0+2,269

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

Overall, 42.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 56.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Wollondilly Shire.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (10.5% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.0% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.5% compared to 20.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (12.8% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • None (+1,046 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+470 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+374 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+326 local workers)

Wollondilly Shire Council

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