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 | |||||||||
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| City of Sydney - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 40,410 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 14,463 | 2.9 | 3.2 | +25,947 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 26,943 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 26,612 | 5.3 | 10.8 | +331 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 35,123 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 40,552 | 8.1 | 10.5 | -5,429 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 33,076 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 34,021 | 6.8 | 10.5 | -945 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 123,978 | 22.9 | 20.4 | 97,600 | 19.6 | 19.1 | +26,378 | ||
| 40 hours | 142,446 | 26.3 | 18.7 | 126,871 | 25.5 | 20.0 | +15,575 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 49,199 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 57,149 | 11.5 | 9.1 | -7,950 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 82,201 | 15.2 | 11.5 | 92,863 | 18.6 | 14.9 | -10,662 | ||
| Not stated | 7,249 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 8,308 | 1.7 | 2.0 | -1,059 | ||
| Total Persons | 540,625 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 498,439 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +42,186 | ||
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 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)