Ku-ring-gai Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Ku-ring-gai 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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| Ku-ring-gai Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 2,893 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 877 | 2.9 | 3.2 | +2,016 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 5,564 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 5,512 | 18.2 | 10.8 | +52 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 4,604 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 4,356 | 14.4 | 10.5 | +248 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,812 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 3,623 | 12.0 | 10.5 | +189 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 5,149 | 15.3 | 20.4 | 4,116 | 13.6 | 19.1 | +1,033 | ||
| 40 hours | 5,592 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 4,967 | 16.4 | 20.0 | +625 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,894 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 2,138 | 7.1 | 9.1 | -244 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,639 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 4,164 | 13.8 | 14.9 | -525 | ||
| Not stated | 437 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 470 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -33 | ||
| Total Persons | 33,584 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 30,223 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,361 | ||
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 Ku-ring-gai Council area in 2021compared to New South Wales within Ku-ring-gai 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, 50.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 48.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Ku-ring-gai Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Ku-ring-gai Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (16.6% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (13.7% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.3% compared to 20.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.7% compared to 18.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Ku-ring-gai Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+2,016 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,033 local workers)
- 40 hours (+625 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-525 local workers)