Greater Sydney

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

38.3% of All industries local workers in Greater Sydney are employed part-time and 60.0% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Greater Sydney 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
Greater Sydney - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. New South Wales%Number%. New South Wales%2016 - 2021
None229,38110.19.059,3772.83.2+170,004
1 hour - 15 hours216,2799.510.8204,1429.710.8+12,137
16 hours - 24 hours228,79510.110.5213,93810.210.5+14,857
25 hours - 34 hours195,2318.610.0195,1289.310.5+103
35 hours - 39 hours479,83221.120.4415,01919.719.1+64,813
40 hours467,01720.618.7460,47021.920.0+6,547
41 hours - 48 hours161,1187.17.4199,0539.59.1-37,935
49 hours or more253,49611.211.5316,46615.014.9-62,970
Not stated38,2731.71.740,9601.92.0-2,687
Total Persons2,269,422100.0100.02,104,553100.0100.0+164,869

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 Greater Sydney in 2021compared to New South Wales within Greater Sydney 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, 38.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 60.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Greater Sydney.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (10.1% compared to 9.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (9.5% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (8.6% compared to 10.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (20.6% compared to 18.7%)

Emerging groups

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

  • None (+170,004 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+64,813 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-62,970 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-37,935 local workers)

Greater Sydney

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