City of Sydney

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

25.1% of All industries local workers in the City of Sydney are employed part-time and 73.6% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Sydney 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
City of Sydney - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None40,4107.59.014,4632.93.2+25,947
1 hour - 15 hours26,9435.010.826,6125.310.8+331
16 hours - 24 hours35,1236.510.540,5528.110.5-5,429
25 hours - 34 hours33,0766.110.034,0216.810.5-945
35 hours - 39 hours123,97822.920.497,60019.619.1+26,378
40 hours142,44626.318.7126,87125.520.0+15,575
41 hours - 48 hours49,1999.17.457,14911.59.1-7,950
49 hours or more82,20115.211.592,86318.614.9-10,662
Not stated7,2491.31.78,3081.72.0-1,059
Total Persons540,625100.0100.0498,439100.0100.0+42,186

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 City of Sydney in 2021compared to New South Wales within the City of Sydney 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, 25.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 73.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within the City of Sydney.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Sydney and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (5.0% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.5% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (6.1% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (26.3% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Sydney between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+26,378 local workers)
  • None (+25,947 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+15,575 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-10,662 local workers)

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