City of Unley

Resident workers - Hours worked

37.4% of the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Unley work 40 or more hours, compared to 34.6% in South Australia.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Unley's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in City of Unley 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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
City of Unley - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. South Australia%Number%. South Australia%2016 - 2021
None7483.84.36313.43.8+117
1 hour - 15 hours2,71313.612.32,57113.912.8+142
16 hours - 24 hours2,19011.011.01,97610.710.4+214
25 hours - 34 hours2,61313.113.72,28712.413.1+326
35 hours - 39 hours4,03120.222.63,19517.320.6+836
40 hours3,02915.214.82,91315.815.5+116
41 hours - 48 hours1,8189.18.71,8179.89.2+1
49 hours or more2,59413.011.12,89415.713.1-300
Not stated1730.91.52021.11.6-29
Total Persons19,909100.0100.018,486100.0100.0+1,423

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the City of Unley's resident workers in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a higher 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, 41.5% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 57.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.3% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Unley and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.6% compared to 12.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.1% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (20.2% compared to 22.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (13.0% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Unley increased by 653 people (6.0%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Unley between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+836 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+326 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-300 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+214 persons)

City of Unley

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