RDA BGLAP Region

Resident workers - Hours worked

37.9% of the resident workers (All industries) in RDA BGLAP Region work 40 or more hours, compared to 34.6% in South Australia.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for RDA BGLAP Region's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in RDA BGLAP 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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Resident workers hours worked
RDA Barossa-Gawler-Light-Adelaide Plains - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. South Australia%Number%. South Australia%2016 - 2021
None1,7304.74.31,3124.03.8+418
1 hour - 15 hours4,27411.712.33,90712.112.8+367
16 hours - 24 hours3,68710.111.03,1719.810.4+516
25 hours - 34 hours4,82613.213.74,25313.113.1+573
35 hours - 39 hours7,52820.722.65,97418.420.6+1,554
40 hours5,89616.214.85,37616.615.5+520
41 hours - 48 hours3,4539.58.73,1789.89.2+275
49 hours or more4,47612.311.14,74514.613.1-269
Not stated5601.51.55031.61.6+57
Total Persons36,430100.0100.032,419100.0100.0+4,011

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by RDA BGLAP Region's resident workers in 2021 compared to South Australia 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, 39.8% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 58.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.3% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of RDA BGLAP Region and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (10.1% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (20.7% compared to 22.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (16.2% compared to 14.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (12.3% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in RDA BGLAP Region increased by 2080 people (10.8%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in RDA BGLAP Region between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,554 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+573 persons)
  • 40 hours (+520 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+516 persons)

RDA Barossa-Gawler-Light-Adelaide Plains

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