35.0% of All industries local workers in the Gunnedah Shire are employed part-time and 62.9% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Monash 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnedah Shire - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 166 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 173 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -7 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 563 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 539 | 11.1 | 10.5 | +24 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 422 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 455 | 9.4 | 9.8 | -33 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 549 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 520 | 10.8 | 9.9 | +29 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 825 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 701 | 14.5 | 18.3 | +124 | ||
| 40 hours | 744 | 15.3 | 20.0 | 706 | 14.6 | 19.6 | +38 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 427 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 444 | 9.2 | 10.1 | -17 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,057 | 21.8 | 14.9 | 1,179 | 24.4 | 16.6 | -122 | ||
| Not stated | 103 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 118 | 2.4 | 1.5 | -15 | ||
| Total Persons | 4,856 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,835 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +21 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the Gunnedah Shire in 2016 compared to New South Wales within the Gunnedah 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, 35.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.9% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within City of Monash.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Gunnedah Shire and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (8.7% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.0% compared to 19.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (15.3% compared to 20.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (21.8% compared to 14.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Gunnedah Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+124 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-122 local workers)
- 40 hours (+38 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (-33 local workers)