Waverley Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Waverley Council area 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
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Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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Waverley Council area - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 618 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 712 | 3.4 | 3.7 | -94 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 3,324 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 2,826 | 13.6 | 10.5 | +498 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 3,649 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 2,891 | 13.9 | 9.8 | +758 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 2,982 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 2,385 | 11.5 | 9.9 | +597 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 3,818 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 3,070 | 14.8 | 18.3 | +748 | ||
40 hours | 4,407 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 3,632 | 17.5 | 19.6 | +775 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 1,925 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 1,778 | 8.6 | 10.1 | +147 | ||
49 hours or more | 3,160 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 2,997 | 14.4 | 16.6 | +163 | ||
Not stated | 461 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 460 | 2.2 | 1.5 | +1 | ||
Total Persons | 24,344 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20,751 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,593 | ||
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 Waverley Council area in 2016 compared to New South Wales within Waverley Council area 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, 43.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 54.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within Waverley Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Waverley Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.7% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (15.0% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.7% compared to 19.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (18.1% compared to 20.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Waverley Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 40 hours (+775 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+758 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+748 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+597 local workers)