Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Hornsby 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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Hornsby Shire - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 1,249 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1,476 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -227 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 6,517 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 6,402 | 15.9 | 10.5 | +115 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 5,560 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 4,984 | 12.3 | 9.8 | +576 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 4,790 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 4,382 | 10.9 | 9.9 | +408 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 6,973 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 6,047 | 15.0 | 18.3 | +926 | ||
40 hours | 7,601 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6,918 | 17.1 | 19.6 | +683 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 3,305 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 3,489 | 8.6 | 10.1 | -184 | ||
49 hours or more | 5,612 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 5,869 | 14.5 | 16.6 | -257 | ||
Not stated | 686 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 791 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -105 | ||
Total Persons | 42,293 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 40,358 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,935 | ||
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 the workforce in Hornsby Shire in 2016 compared to New South Wales within Hornsby 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, 42.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within Hornsby Shire.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Hornsby Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.4% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (13.1% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (16.5% compared to 19.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (18.0% compared to 20.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Hornsby Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+926 local workers)
- 40 hours (+683 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+576 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+408 local workers)