Bayside Council area

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

42.6% of All industries local workers in Bayside Council area are employed part-time and 55.6% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Bayside Council area 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
Bayside Council area - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None8,78512.39.02,5753.53.2+6,210
1 hour - 15 hours7,1039.910.85,7407.810.8+1,363
16 hours - 24 hours8,06711.310.57,65410.310.5+413
25 hours - 34 hours6,4909.110.08,04810.910.5-1,558
35 hours - 39 hours14,49020.320.415,08620.419.1-596
40 hours13,26818.618.715,87621.420.0-2,608
41 hours - 48 hours5,0097.07.47,3229.99.1-2,313
49 hours or more6,9619.711.510,15313.714.9-3,192
Not stated1,3241.91.71,5642.12.0-240
Total Persons71,497100.0100.074,018100.0100.0-2,521

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 Bayside Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Bayside Council area 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, 42.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Bayside Council area.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Bayside Council area and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (12.3% compared to 9.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (9.9% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (9.1% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.7% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Bayside Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+6,210 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-3,192 local workers)
  • 40 hours (-2,608 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-2,313 local workers)

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