RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

40.0% of All industries local workers in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region are employed part-time and 57.8% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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
RDA Murraylands and Riverland region - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. South Australia%Number%. South Australia%2016 - 2021
None1,1514.04.31,0483.83.8+103
1 hour - 15 hours3,36911.812.33,22311.612.8+146
16 hours - 24 hours2,90210.111.02,7489.910.4+154
25 hours - 34 hours4,01314.013.83,69613.413.1+317
35 hours - 39 hours5,58119.522.65,04318.220.6+538
40 hours4,25014.914.84,56916.515.5-319
41 hours - 48 hours2,5078.88.72,3868.69.2+121
49 hours or more4,19414.711.14,43716.013.0-243
Not stated6502.31.55291.91.6+121
Total Persons28,617100.0100.027,679100.0100.0+938

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region in 2021compared to South Australia within the RDA Murraylands and Riverland 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, 40.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 57.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.4% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia within the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (10.1% compared to 11.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.5% compared to 22.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (14.7% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked Not stated (2.3% compared to 1.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+538 local workers)
  • 40 hours (-319 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+317 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-243 local workers)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

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