Eurobodalla Shire

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

47.3% of All industries local workers in Eurobodalla Shire are employed part-time and 50.4% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Eurobodalla 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
Eurobodalla Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None7555.49.04733.93.2+282
1 hour - 15 hours2,03014.510.81,88415.710.8+146
16 hours - 24 hours1,74712.510.51,55012.910.5+197
25 hours - 34 hours2,07914.910.01,86415.610.5+215
35 hours - 39 hours2,81420.220.42,16218.019.1+652
40 hours1,92813.818.71,64113.720.0+287
41 hours - 48 hours9196.67.47896.69.1+130
49 hours or more1,3709.811.51,35911.314.9+11
Not stated3202.31.72592.22.0+61
Total Persons13,962100.0100.011,981100.0100.0+1,981

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Eurobodalla Shire in 2021compared to New South Wales within Eurobodalla Shire 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, 47.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 50.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Eurobodalla Shire.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Eurobodalla Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (5.4% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.5% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.9% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.8% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Eurobodalla Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+652 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+287 local workers)
  • None (+282 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+215 local workers)

Eurobodalla Shire Council

economic profile