RDA Murraylands and Riverland region
Resident workers - Hours worked
41.2% of the resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region work 40 or more hours, compared to 37.7% in Victoria.
Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for RDA Murraylands and Riverland region's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
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| RDA Murraylands and Riverland - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,117 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1,304 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -187 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,388 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 3,250 | 11.3 | 12.0 | +138 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,851 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 2,705 | 9.4 | 9.8 | +146 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,875 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 3,670 | 12.7 | 11.7 | +205 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 5,156 | 17.9 | 20.6 | 4,610 | 16.0 | 19.8 | +546 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,688 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 4,608 | 16.0 | 15.7 | +80 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,441 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 2,707 | 9.4 | 10.2 | -266 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 4,785 | 16.6 | 13.1 | 5,266 | 18.3 | 14.5 | -481 | ||
| Not stated | 582 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 678 | 2.4 | 1.9 | -96 | ||
| Total Persons | 28,883 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,798 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +85 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region's resident workers in 2016 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, 38.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 59.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.1% and 58.3% respectively for South Australia.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (11.7% compared to 12.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.9% compared to 20.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (16.2% compared to 15.5%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (16.6% compared to 13.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region decreased by 121 people (-0.7%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+546 persons)
- 49 hours or more (-481 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-266 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+205 persons)