City of Canterbury Bankstown

Resident workers - Hours worked

29.2% of the resident workers (All industries) in City of Canterbury Bankstown work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Canterbury Bankstown's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in City of Canterbury Bankstown depends on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work;
  • The industry sector in which they work;
  • The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
  • The age structure and household structure of the working population.

Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
City of Canterbury Bankstown - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None22,64016.99.03,6662.73.2+18,974
1 hour - 15 hours13,65810.210.814,85010.710.8-1,192
16 hours - 24 hours14,39310.810.415,61311.310.4-1,220
25 hours - 34 hours11,6288.710.014,37810.410.5-2,750
35 hours - 39 hours28,76521.520.430,89222.419.1-2,127
40 hours22,77217.018.729,19221.120.0-6,420
41 hours - 48 hours6,8375.17.410,7937.89.1-3,956
49 hours or more9,3877.011.514,72410.714.9-5,337
Not stated3,5182.61.74,0893.02.0-571
Total Persons133,598100.0100.0138,197100.0100.0-4,599

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by City of Canterbury Bankstown's resident workers in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 46.6% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 50.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of City of Canterbury Bankstown and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked None (16.9% compared to 9.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (17.0% compared to 18.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (5.1% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (7.0% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in City of Canterbury Bankstown decreased by 17840 people (-20.8%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in City of Canterbury Bankstown between2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+18,974 persons)
  • 40 hours (-6,420 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-5,337 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-3,956 persons)

City of Canterbury Bankstown

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