Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Wagga Wagga 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga City - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,060 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1,129 | 3.8 | 3.7 | -69 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,251 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 3,231 | 10.9 | 10.5 | +20 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,716 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 2,505 | 8.5 | 9.8 | +211 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,292 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 2,842 | 9.6 | 9.9 | +450 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 6,533 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 5,919 | 20.0 | 18.3 | +614 | ||
| 40 hours | 5,482 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 5,223 | 17.7 | 19.6 | +259 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,870 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 3,125 | 10.6 | 10.1 | -255 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 4,815 | 15.7 | 14.9 | 4,894 | 16.6 | 16.6 | -79 | ||
| Not stated | 575 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 656 | 2.2 | 1.5 | -81 | ||
| Total Persons | 30,594 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 29,524 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,070 | ||
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 workforce in Wagga Wagga City in 2016 compared to New South Wales within Wagga Wagga City 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, 33.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 64.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within Wagga Wagga City.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Wagga Wagga City and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (8.9% compared to 10.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.4% compared to 19.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (17.9% compared to 20.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.7% compared to 14.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Wagga Wagga City between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+614 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+450 local workers)
- 40 hours (+259 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-255 local workers)