Western Parkland City
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Western Parkland City 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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Western Parkland City - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 45,402 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 9,093 | 2.8 | 3.2 | +36,309 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 40,508 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 37,383 | 11.7 | 10.8 | +3,125 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 40,840 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 33,191 | 10.4 | 10.5 | +7,649 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 36,048 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 34,304 | 10.7 | 10.5 | +1,744 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 74,639 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 65,872 | 20.6 | 19.1 | +8,767 | ||
40 hours | 59,184 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 60,700 | 19.0 | 20.0 | -1,516 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 22,015 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 27,475 | 8.6 | 9.1 | -5,460 | ||
49 hours or more | 33,728 | 9.4 | 11.5 | 44,523 | 13.9 | 14.9 | -10,795 | ||
Not stated | 7,281 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 7,259 | 2.3 | 2.0 | +22 | ||
Total Persons | 359,645 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 319,800 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +39,845 | ||
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 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Western Parkland City in 2021compared to New South Wales within Western Parkland City shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 45.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Western Parkland City.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Western Parkland City and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (12.6% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.5% compared to 18.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (6.1% compared to 7.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.4% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Western Parkland City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+36,309 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-10,795 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+8,767 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+7,649 local workers)