Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Riverina and Murray Region's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Riverina and Murray Region 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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| Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 2,906 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 2,506 | 4.0 | 3.2 | +400 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 7,932 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 7,056 | 11.2 | 10.8 | +876 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 6,855 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 6,014 | 9.5 | 10.4 | +841 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 8,372 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 7,366 | 11.7 | 10.5 | +1,006 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 14,285 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 11,542 | 18.3 | 19.1 | +2,743 | ||
| 40 hours | 11,645 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 11,023 | 17.5 | 20.0 | +622 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 6,496 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 5,829 | 9.2 | 9.1 | +667 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 10,391 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 10,382 | 16.5 | 14.9 | +9 | ||
| Not stated | 1,344 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1,372 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -28 | ||
| Total Persons | 70,226 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 63,090 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,136 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. 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 Riverina and Murray Region'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, 37.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 61.0% 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 Riverina and Murray Region and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (4.1% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (16.6% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.3% compared to 7.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.8% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Riverina and Murray Region increased by 4041 people (10.4%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Riverina and Murray Region between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,743 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,006 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+876 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+841 persons)