Berrigan Shire

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

41.8% of All industries local workers in Berrigan Shire are employed part-time and 55.5% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Berrigan 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
Berrigan Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None1385.09.01224.53.2+16
1 hour - 15 hours42515.410.835513.210.8+70
16 hours - 24 hours28510.310.528010.410.5+5
25 hours - 34 hours30711.110.032512.010.5-18
35 hours - 39 hours39514.320.435913.319.1+36
40 hours39314.218.737814.020.0+15
41 hours - 48 hours2318.47.41967.39.1+35
49 hours or more51218.511.560922.614.9-97
Not stated752.71.7752.82.0--
Total Persons2,761100.0100.02,699100.0100.0+62

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 Berrigan Shire in 2021compared to New South Wales within Berrigan 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, 41.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Berrigan Shire.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.4% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (14.3% compared to 20.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.2% compared to 18.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (18.5% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 49 hours or more (-97 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+70 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+36 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (+35 local workers)

Berrigan Shire

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