Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Playford 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Playford - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,372 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 954 | 3.9 | 3.8 | +418 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,465 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 3,009 | 12.4 | 12.8 | +456 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,457 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 2,691 | 11.1 | 10.4 | +766 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 4,745 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 3,812 | 15.7 | 13.1 | +933 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 6,509 | 23.1 | 22.6 | 5,423 | 22.4 | 20.6 | +1,086 | ||
| 40 hours | 3,524 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 3,669 | 15.1 | 15.5 | -145 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,116 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 1,843 | 7.6 | 9.2 | +273 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,507 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 2,381 | 9.8 | 13.0 | +126 | ||
| Not stated | 497 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 464 | 1.9 | 1.6 | +33 | ||
| Total Persons | 28,192 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24,246 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,946 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 City of Playford in 2021compared to South Australia within the City of Playford 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, 46.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.4% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia within the City of Playford.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Playford and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.3% compared to 11.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (16.8% compared to 13.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (12.5% compared to 14.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (8.9% compared to 11.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Playford between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,086 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+933 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+766 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+456 local workers)