Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Cowra 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 | |||||||||
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Cowra Shire - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 206 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 150 | 3.3 | 3.2 | +56 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 564 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 514 | 11.3 | 10.8 | +50 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 495 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 492 | 10.8 | 10.5 | +3 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 648 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 557 | 12.2 | 10.5 | +91 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 944 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 838 | 18.4 | 19.1 | +106 | ||
40 hours | 766 | 15.6 | 18.7 | 732 | 16.0 | 20.0 | +34 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 399 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 392 | 8.6 | 9.1 | +7 | ||
49 hours or more | 779 | 15.9 | 11.5 | 791 | 17.3 | 14.9 | -12 | ||
Not stated | 98 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 96 | 2.1 | 2.0 | +2 | ||
Total Persons | 4,899 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,562 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +337 | ||
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 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Cowra Shire in 2021compared to New South Wales within Cowra Shire 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, 39.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 59.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Cowra Shire.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Cowra Shire and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.2% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.2% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (15.6% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.9% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Cowra Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+106 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+91 local workers)
- None (+56 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+50 local workers)