Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the NSROC Region 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
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| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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| NSROC Region - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 8,581 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 9,915 | 3.4 | 3.7 | -1,334 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 33,062 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 29,860 | 10.1 | 10.5 | +3,202 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 32,915 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 28,459 | 9.6 | 9.8 | +4,456 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 27,573 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 24,482 | 8.3 | 9.9 | +3,091 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 56,705 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 48,929 | 16.6 | 18.3 | +7,776 | ||
| 40 hours | 73,773 | 23.2 | 20.0 | 65,473 | 22.2 | 19.6 | +8,300 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 30,740 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 31,965 | 10.8 | 10.1 | -1,225 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 49,167 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 51,123 | 17.3 | 16.6 | -1,956 | ||
| Not stated | 5,221 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 5,245 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -24 | ||
| Total Persons | 317,737 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 295,451 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +22,286 | ||
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 the NSROC Region in 2016 compared to New South Wales within the NSROC Region 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, 32.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 66.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within the NSROC Region.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the NSROC Region and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (8.7% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.8% compared to 19.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (23.2% compared to 20.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.7% compared to 9.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the NSROC Region between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 40 hours (+8,300 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+7,776 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+4,456 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+3,202 local workers)