Eurobodalla Shire
Resident workers - Hours worked
Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Eurobodalla Shire's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Eurobodalla Shire 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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
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| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
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| Eurobodalla Shire Council - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 560 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 613 | 4.9 | 3.8 | -53 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,044 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 1,930 | 15.4 | 10.4 | +114 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,650 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 1,528 | 12.2 | 9.7 | +122 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,970 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 1,742 | 13.9 | 9.8 | +228 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,287 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 2,074 | 16.5 | 18.2 | +213 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,829 | 14.1 | 20.0 | 1,761 | 14.1 | 19.4 | +68 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 855 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 929 | 7.4 | 10.0 | -74 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,517 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 1,647 | 13.1 | 16.4 | -130 | ||
| Not stated | 273 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 309 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -36 | ||
| Total Persons | 12,985 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,533 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +452 | ||
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 Eurobodalla Shire's resident workers in 2016 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, 47.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 50.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Eurobodalla Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.7% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (15.2% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (14.1% compared to 20.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (11.7% compared to 14.9%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Eurobodalla Shire increased by 77 people (1.2%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Eurobodalla Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+228 persons)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+213 persons)
- 49 hours or more (-130 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+122 persons)