48.6% of the resident workers (All industries) in The Hills Shire work 40 or more hours, compared to 40.6% in Administrative and Support Services.
Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for The Hills Shire's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in The Hills Shire 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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hills Shire Council - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Administrative and Support Services% | Number | % | Administrative and Support Services% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 2,046 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2,511 | 3.4 | 3.0 | -465 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 9,263 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 8,070 | 10.9 | 14.2 | +1,193 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 8,021 | 10.0 | 12.8 | 7,181 | 9.7 | 12.8 | +840 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 7,384 | 9.2 | 12.6 | 6,630 | 9.0 | 11.7 | +754 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 13,350 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 10,937 | 14.8 | 14.6 | +2,413 | ||
| 40 hours | 18,212 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 15,612 | 21.1 | 19.2 | +2,600 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 7,246 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 7,503 | 10.1 | 8.4 | -257 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 13,532 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 14,153 | 19.1 | 14.6 | -621 | ||
| Not stated | 1,126 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1,353 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -227 | ||
| Total Persons | 80,180 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 73,950 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,230 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 Hills Shire's resident workers in 2016 compared to Administrative and Support Services 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, 33.3% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 65.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.0% and 58.0% respectively for Administrative and Support Services.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of The Hills Shire and the Administrative and Support Services workforce were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (10.0% compared to 12.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (9.2% compared to 12.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (22.7% compared to 20.3%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (16.9% compared to 13.1%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in The Hills Shire increased by 4135 people (8.6%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in The Hills Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 40 hours (+2,600 persons)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,413 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,193 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+840 persons)