Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Gunnedah Shire's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Gunnedah 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
| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnedah Shire Council - Retail Trade | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 27 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 15 | 2.9 | 3.7 | +12 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 87 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 113 | 21.9 | 20.1 | -26 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 44 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 66 | 12.8 | 13.8 | -22 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 70 | 16.5 | 13.2 | 84 | 16.2 | 12.2 | -14 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 70 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 73 | 14.1 | 16.5 | -3 | ||
| 40 hours | 49 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 56 | 10.8 | 12.7 | -7 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 28 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 43 | 8.3 | 7.6 | -15 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 48 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 55 | 10.6 | 11.8 | -7 | ||
| Not stated | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12 | 2.3 | 1.7 | -12 | ||
| Total Persons | 423 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 517 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -94 | ||
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 Gunnedah 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, 53.9% of the resident workers in Retail Trade worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 46.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 51.2% and 47.7% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (Retail Trade) of Gunnedah Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked None (6.4% compared to 3.1%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (10.4% compared to 14.9%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (16.5% compared to 13.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (16.5% compared to 18.0%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (Retail Trade) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Gunnedah Shire decreased by 32 people (-14.1%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (Retail Trade) in Gunnedah Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 1 hour - 15 hours (-26 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (-22 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-15 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (-14 persons)