Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Gawler 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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| Gawler - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | South Australia% | Number | % | South Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | -- | 0 | 4.3 | 230 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -- | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | -- | 0 | 12.3 | 1,160 | 17.9 | 12.8 | -- | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | -- | 0 | 11.0 | 853 | 13.1 | 10.4 | -- | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | -- | 0 | 13.8 | 1,141 | 17.6 | 13.1 | -- | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | -- | 0 | 22.6 | 1,116 | 17.2 | 20.6 | -- | ||
| 40 hours | -- | 0 | 14.8 | 751 | 11.6 | 15.5 | -- | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | -- | 0 | 8.7 | 491 | 7.6 | 9.2 | -- | ||
| 49 hours or more | -- | 0 | 11.1 | 651 | 10.0 | 13.0 | -- | ||
| Not stated | -- | 0 | 1.5 | 94 | 1.4 | 1.6 | -- | ||
| Total Persons | -- | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,487 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | ||
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 Gawler in 2021compared to South Australia within Gawler shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 41.4% and 57.2% respectively for South Australia within Gawler.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Gawler and South Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (0% compared to 14.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (0% compared to 8.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (0% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked Not stated (0% compared to 1.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Gawler between 2016 and 2021 were:
