City of Parramatta

Resident workers - Hours worked

36.6% of the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Parramatta work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.6% in New South Wales.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Parramatta's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in City of Parramatta 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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
City of Parramatta - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None13,30310.89.02,8422.73.2+10,461
1 hour - 15 hours11,5059.410.89,9499.310.8+1,556
16 hours - 24 hours12,25510.010.410,4729.810.4+1,783
25 hours - 34 hours9,5687.810.09,3278.810.5+241
35 hours - 39 hours29,18723.720.423,95422.519.1+5,233
40 hours28,10922.818.726,92925.320.0+1,180
41 hours - 48 hours7,3025.97.48,9998.49.1-1,697
49 hours or more9,5687.811.512,19511.414.9-2,627
Not stated2,2461.81.71,9161.82.0+330
Total Persons123,043100.0100.0106,583100.0100.0+16,460

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the City of Parramatta's resident workers in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 37.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 60.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Parramatta and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (7.8% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (23.7% compared to 20.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (22.8% compared to 18.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (7.8% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Parramatta increased by 2089 people (2.9%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Parramatta between2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+10,461 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+5,233 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-2,627 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,783 persons)

City of Parramatta

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