Wingecarribee Shire

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

45.0% of All industries local workers in Wingecarribee Shire are employed part-time and 53.2% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Wingecarribee Shire 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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Local workers hours worked, 2021
Wingecarribee Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None1,1715.59.05293.03.2+642
1 hour - 15 hours3,08614.610.82,66814.910.8+418
16 hours - 24 hours2,59512.210.52,21012.310.5+385
25 hours - 34 hours2,69412.710.02,31212.910.5+382
35 hours - 39 hours3,67617.320.42,98316.719.1+693
40 hours3,30115.618.72,81715.720.0+484
41 hours - 48 hours1,6908.07.41,4678.29.1+223
49 hours or more2,62012.411.52,63014.714.9-10
Not stated3701.71.72971.72.0+73
Total Persons21,203100.0100.017,913100.0100.0+3,290

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Wingecarribee Shire in 2021compared to New South Wales within Wingecarribee Shire 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, 45.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 53.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Wingecarribee Shire.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Wingecarribee Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (5.5% compared to 9.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.6% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.3% compared to 20.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (15.6% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Wingecarribee Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+693 local workers)
  • None (+642 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+484 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+418 local workers)

Wingecarribee Shire

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