Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in RDA South Australia 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 | |||||||||
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| RDA South Australia - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 33,350 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 26,348 | 3.7 | 3.8 | +7,002 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 96,227 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 89,682 | 12.7 | 12.8 | +6,545 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 86,761 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 73,478 | 10.4 | 10.4 | +13,283 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 109,496 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 93,000 | 13.1 | 13.1 | +16,496 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 182,762 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 148,635 | 21.0 | 20.6 | +34,127 | ||
| 40 hours | 116,947 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 109,163 | 15.4 | 15.5 | +7,784 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 69,851 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 65,589 | 9.3 | 9.2 | +4,262 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 88,318 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 91,307 | 12.9 | 13.0 | -2,989 | ||
| Not stated | 11,441 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 11,266 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +175 | ||
| Total Persons | 795,153 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 708,468 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +86,685 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 workforce in RDA South Australia in 2021compared to South Australia within RDA South Australia 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, 41.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 57.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.4% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia within RDA South Australia.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in RDA South Australia and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.2% compared to 4.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.1% compared to 12.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (23.0% compared to 22.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (8.8% compared to 8.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in RDA South Australia between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+34,127 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+16,496 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+13,283 local workers)
- 40 hours (+7,784 local workers)