Goulburn Mulwaree Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Goulburn Mulwaree 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
Select industry:
Current benchmark:
Sex:
| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goulburn Mulwaree Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 597 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 441 | 3.8 | 3.2 | +156 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,400 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 1,233 | 10.7 | 10.8 | +167 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,346 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 1,200 | 10.4 | 10.5 | +146 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,548 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 1,436 | 12.4 | 10.5 | +112 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,900 | 22.3 | 20.4 | 2,568 | 22.2 | 19.1 | +332 | ||
| 40 hours | 2,108 | 16.2 | 18.7 | 1,906 | 16.5 | 20.0 | +202 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,060 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 898 | 7.8 | 9.1 | +162 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,776 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 1,648 | 14.3 | 14.9 | +128 | ||
| Not stated | 251 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 231 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +20 | ||
| Total Persons | 12,986 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,561 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,425 | ||
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 Goulburn Mulwaree Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Goulburn Mulwaree Council area 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, 37.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 60.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Goulburn Mulwaree Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.3% compared to 20.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.2% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (13.7% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Goulburn Mulwaree Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+332 local workers)
- 40 hours (+202 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+167 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+162 local workers)