Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Canberra Region 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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| Canberra Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | NSW% | Number | % | NSW% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 6,617 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 4,486 | 3.5 | 3.2 | +2,131 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 18,334 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 15,790 | 12.4 | 10.8 | +2,544 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 15,482 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 13,162 | 10.3 | 10.5 | +2,320 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 18,219 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 15,816 | 12.4 | 10.5 | +2,403 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 28,484 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 23,766 | 18.6 | 19.1 | +4,718 | ||
| 40 hours | 22,984 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 20,350 | 16.0 | 20.0 | +2,634 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 12,368 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 11,143 | 8.7 | 9.1 | +1,225 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 20,309 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 20,528 | 16.1 | 14.9 | -219 | ||
| Not stated | 2,748 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2,545 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +203 | ||
| Total Persons | 145,545 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 127,586 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +17,959 | ||
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 | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the Canberra Region in 2021compared to NSW within the Canberra Region shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 40.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 57.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for NSW within the Canberra Region.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Canberra Region and NSW were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.5% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.5% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (15.8% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (14.0% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Canberra Region between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+4,718 local workers)
- 40 hours (+2,634 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+2,544 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,403 local workers)