Strathfield Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Strathfield Council area 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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| Strathfield Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 2,165 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 556 | 2.5 | 3.2 | +1,609 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,140 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 1,926 | 8.8 | 10.8 | +214 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,405 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 2,196 | 10.1 | 10.5 | +209 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,792 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 1,846 | 8.5 | 10.5 | -54 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 4,748 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 4,568 | 20.9 | 19.1 | +180 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,259 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 4,925 | 22.6 | 20.0 | -666 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,504 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 2,100 | 9.6 | 9.1 | -596 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,248 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 3,207 | 14.7 | 14.9 | -959 | ||
| Not stated | 481 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 485 | 2.2 | 2.0 | -4 | ||
| Total Persons | 21,742 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21,809 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -67 | ||
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 Strathfield Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Strathfield Council area 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, 39.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Strathfield Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Strathfield Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (10.0% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (8.2% compared to 10.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.8% compared to 20.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.3% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Strathfield Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+1,609 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-959 local workers)
- 40 hours (-666 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-596 local workers)