RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Resident workers - Hours worked

38.1% of the resident workers (All industries) in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region work 40 or more hours, compared to 34.6% in South Australia.

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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
RDA Murraylands and Riverland - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. South Australia%Number%. South Australia%2016 - 2021
None1,2874.34.31,1173.93.8+170
1 hour - 15 hours3,59711.912.33,38811.712.8+209
16 hours - 24 hours3,04010.111.02,8519.910.4+189
25 hours - 34 hours4,17213.813.73,87513.413.1+297
35 hours - 39 hours5,82519.322.65,15617.920.6+669
40 hours4,41714.614.84,68816.215.5-271
41 hours - 48 hours2,5698.58.72,4418.59.2+128
49 hours or more4,49414.911.14,78516.613.1-291
Not stated7542.51.55822.01.6+172
Total Persons30,155100.0100.028,883100.0100.0+1,272

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 the RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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, 40.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 57.4% 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 RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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 (19.3% compared to 22.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.9% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked Not stated (2.5% compared to 1.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region increased by 235 people (1.4%).

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

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+669 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+297 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-291 persons)
  • 40 hours (-271 persons)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

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