31.5% of All industries local workers in Willoughby City are employed part-time and 66.8% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Willoughby 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 | |||||||||
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Willoughby City - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 1,641 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1,737 | 3.3 | 3.7 | -96 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 5,562 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 4,931 | 9.4 | 10.5 | +631 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 6,427 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 5,204 | 9.9 | 9.8 | +1,223 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 5,106 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 4,353 | 8.3 | 9.9 | +753 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 10,704 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 8,516 | 16.2 | 18.3 | +2,188 | ||
40 hours | 14,417 | 24.3 | 20.0 | 11,861 | 22.6 | 19.6 | +2,556 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 5,773 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 5,779 | 11.0 | 10.1 | -6 | ||
49 hours or more | 8,839 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 9,133 | 17.4 | 16.6 | -294 | ||
Not stated | 978 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 937 | 1.8 | 1.5 | +41 | ||
Total Persons | 59,447 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 52,451 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,996 | ||
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 Willoughby City in 2016 compared to New South Wales within Willoughby 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, 31.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 66.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.9% and 63.1% respectively for New South Wales within Willoughby City.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Willoughby City and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (9.4% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (8.6% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.0% compared to 19.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (24.3% compared to 20.0%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Willoughby City between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 40 hours (+2,556 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,188 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,223 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+753 local workers)