City of Parramatta

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

34.6% of All industries local workers in the City of Parramatta are employed part-time and 63.7% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Parramatta 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 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers hours worked, 2021
City of Parramatta - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None13,9489.69.04,3273.13.2+9,621
1 hour - 15 hours11,4547.910.810,7807.810.8+674
16 hours - 24 hours13,2689.110.512,3098.910.5+959
25 hours - 34 hours11,6868.010.011,8638.610.5-177
35 hours - 39 hours39,31627.020.434,65725.119.1+4,659
40 hours30,46320.918.732,08323.320.0-1,620
41 hours - 48 hours9,9366.87.412,2088.89.1-2,272
49 hours or more12,9558.911.516,94012.314.9-3,985
Not stated2,4921.71.72,7792.02.0-287
Total Persons145,518100.0100.0137,946100.0100.0+7,572

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Parramatta in 2021compared to New South Wales within the City of Parramatta 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, 34.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 63.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within the City of Parramatta.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Parramatta and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (7.9% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (27.0% compared to 20.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (20.9% compared to 18.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (8.9% compared to 11.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Parramatta between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+9,621 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+4,659 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-3,985 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-2,272 local workers)

City of Parramatta

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