Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Prospect 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 Prospect - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 219 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 165 | 2.9 | 3.8 | +54 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 978 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 932 | 16.3 | 12.8 | +46 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 904 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 624 | 10.9 | 10.4 | +280 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 981 | 15.4 | 13.8 | 822 | 14.3 | 13.1 | +159 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,380 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 1,127 | 19.7 | 20.6 | +253 | ||
| 40 hours | 792 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 792 | 13.8 | 15.5 | -- | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 463 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 453 | 7.9 | 9.2 | +10 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 588 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 729 | 12.7 | 13.0 | -141 | ||
| Not stated | 79 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 86 | 1.5 | 1.6 | -7 | ||
| Total Persons | 6,384 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,730 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +654 | ||
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 Prospect in 2021compared to South Australia within the City of Prospect 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, 48.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 50.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.4% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia within the City of Prospect.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Prospect and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.3% compared to 12.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (14.2% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (12.4% compared to 14.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.2% compared to 11.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Prospect between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+280 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+253 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+159 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-141 local workers)