Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Adelaide 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Adelaide - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 6,073 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4,785 | 4.1 | 3.8 | +1,288 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 10,922 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 10,673 | 9.1 | 12.8 | +249 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 12,304 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 10,939 | 9.3 | 10.4 | +1,365 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 16,155 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 13,626 | 11.6 | 13.1 | +2,529 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 38,024 | 29.2 | 22.6 | 30,806 | 26.2 | 20.6 | +7,218 | ||
| 40 hours | 22,300 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 21,162 | 18.0 | 15.5 | +1,138 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 11,177 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 11,008 | 9.4 | 9.2 | +169 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 12,057 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 13,076 | 11.1 | 13.0 | -1,019 | ||
| Not stated | 1,386 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1,531 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -145 | ||
| Total Persons | 130,398 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 117,606 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,792 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Adelaide in 2021compared to South Australia within the City of Adelaide 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, 34.9% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 64.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.4% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia within the City of Adelaide.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Adelaide and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (8.4% compared to 12.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (29.2% compared to 22.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (17.1% compared to 14.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.2% compared to 11.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Adelaide between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+7,218 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,529 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,365 local workers)
- None (+1,288 local workers)