Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Snowy Monaro Regional Council area's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area 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 | |||||||||
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| Snowy Monaro Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | NSW% | Number | % | NSW% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 455 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 352 | 3.6 | 3.2 | +103 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,254 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 1,006 | 10.2 | 10.8 | +248 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,207 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 897 | 9.1 | 10.4 | +310 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,370 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 1,164 | 11.8 | 10.5 | +206 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,024 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 1,693 | 17.2 | 19.1 | +331 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,668 | 15.1 | 18.7 | 1,494 | 15.2 | 20.0 | +174 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,009 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 945 | 9.6 | 9.1 | +64 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,885 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 2,083 | 21.1 | 14.9 | -198 | ||
| Not stated | 198 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 224 | 2.3 | 2.0 | -26 | ||
| Total Persons | 11,070 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,858 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,212 | ||
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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area's resident workers in 2021 compared to NSW 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, 38.7% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 59.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for NSW.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Snowy Monaro Regional Council area and NSW were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (4.1% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.4% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (15.1% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (17.0% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area increased by 371 people (6.0%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+331 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+310 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+248 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+206 persons)