Woollahra Municipal Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Woollahra Municipal 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 2021 – by place of work
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| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Woollahra Municipal Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 2,153 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 487 | 2.4 | 3.2 | +1,666 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,987 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 2,715 | 13.6 | 10.8 | +272 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,679 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 2,766 | 13.8 | 10.5 | -87 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,165 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 2,169 | 10.9 | 10.5 | -4 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,951 | 14.0 | 20.4 | 2,543 | 12.7 | 19.1 | +408 | ||
| 40 hours | 3,735 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 3,600 | 18.0 | 20.0 | +135 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,323 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 1,911 | 9.6 | 9.1 | -588 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,694 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 3,453 | 17.3 | 14.9 | -759 | ||
| Not stated | 402 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 338 | 1.7 | 2.0 | +64 | ||
| Total Persons | 21,089 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19,982 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,107 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 Woollahra Municipal Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Woollahra Municipal 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, 47.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 50.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Woollahra Municipal Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Woollahra Municipal Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.2% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.7% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (14.0% compared to 20.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (12.8% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Woollahra Municipal Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+1,666 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-759 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-588 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+408 local workers)