Georges River Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Georges River Council area 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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| Georges River Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 5,569 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 1,340 | 3.1 | 3.2 | +4,229 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 5,088 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 5,336 | 12.5 | 10.8 | -248 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 5,710 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 5,656 | 13.3 | 10.5 | +54 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 4,753 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 4,952 | 11.6 | 10.5 | -199 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 8,194 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 7,915 | 18.6 | 19.1 | +279 | ||
| 40 hours | 7,496 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 8,606 | 20.2 | 20.0 | -1,110 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,272 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 3,199 | 7.5 | 9.1 | -927 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,554 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 4,666 | 11.0 | 14.9 | -1,112 | ||
| Not stated | 761 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 882 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -121 | ||
| Total Persons | 43,397 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 42,552 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +845 | ||
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 Georges River Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Georges River Council area 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, 48.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 49.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Georges River Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Georges River Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (12.8% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (13.2% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (5.2% compared to 7.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (8.2% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Georges River Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+4,229 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-1,112 local workers)
- 40 hours (-1,110 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-927 local workers)