Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Limestone Coast region's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Limestone Coast 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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| RDA Limestone Coast Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,459 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1,404 | 4.7 | 3.8 | +55 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,775 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 3,767 | 12.6 | 12.8 | +8 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,149 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2,871 | 9.6 | 10.4 | +278 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 4,242 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 3,727 | 12.5 | 13.1 | +515 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 5,929 | 18.8 | 22.6 | 5,256 | 17.6 | 20.6 | +673 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,590 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 4,341 | 14.5 | 15.5 | +249 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,111 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 2,878 | 9.6 | 9.2 | +233 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 4,598 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 5,110 | 17.1 | 13.1 | -512 | ||
| Not stated | 671 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 542 | 1.8 | 1.6 | +129 | ||
| Total Persons | 31,524 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 29,896 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,628 | ||
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 Limestone Coast 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, 40.0% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 57.8% 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 the Limestone Coast region and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (10.0% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.8% compared to 22.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.9% compared to 8.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.6% compared to 11.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Limestone Coast region increased by 643 people (3.7%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Limestone Coast region between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+673 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+515 persons)
- 49 hours or more (-512 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+278 persons)