Burwood Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
39.8% of All industries local workers in Burwood Council area are employed part-time and 58.1% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Burwood 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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Burwood Council area - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 496 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 650 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -154 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 2,158 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 1,948 | 11.9 | 10.5 | +210 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 2,132 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 1,816 | 11.1 | 9.8 | +316 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 1,829 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 1,662 | 10.1 | 9.9 | +167 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 3,342 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 3,132 | 19.1 | 18.3 | +210 | ||
40 hours | 3,346 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 3,365 | 20.5 | 19.6 | -19 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 1,250 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 1,437 | 8.8 | 10.1 | -187 | ||
49 hours or more | 1,726 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 1,927 | 11.8 | 16.6 | -201 | ||
Not stated | 341 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 442 | 2.7 | 1.5 | -101 | ||
Total Persons | 16,620 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,379 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +241 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 Burwood Council area in 2016 compared to New South Wales within Burwood 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, 39.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within Burwood Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Burwood Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.0% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.8% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (7.5% compared to 9.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.4% compared to 14.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Burwood Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+316 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+210 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+210 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-201 local workers)