Riverina and Murray Region
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Riverina and Murray Region 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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| Riverina and Murray Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 2,810 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 2,548 | 4.0 | 3.2 | +262 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 8,016 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 7,277 | 11.5 | 10.8 | +739 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 6,759 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 6,098 | 9.6 | 10.5 | +661 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 8,372 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 7,589 | 12.0 | 10.5 | +783 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 14,576 | 21.0 | 20.4 | 12,059 | 19.0 | 19.1 | +2,517 | ||
| 40 hours | 11,194 | 16.1 | 18.7 | 10,724 | 16.9 | 20.0 | +470 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 6,443 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 5,774 | 9.1 | 9.1 | +669 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 9,953 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 10,060 | 15.8 | 14.9 | -107 | ||
| Not stated | 1,345 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1,376 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -31 | ||
| Total Persons | 69,468 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 63,505 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,963 | ||
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 Riverina and Murray Region in 2021compared to New South Wales within the Riverina and Murray Region 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, 37.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 60.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within the Riverina and Murray Region.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Riverina and Murray Region and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.0% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.1% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.1% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (14.3% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Riverina and Murray Region between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,517 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+783 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+739 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+669 local workers)