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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id40.2% of females in the Inner West Council are employed part-time and 58.9% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics show the distribution of employment hours for females and males in Inner West Council area's employed population. It relates to the number of hours of paid employment across all jobs in the week prior to Census day.
Hours worked relates to the prevalence of particular types of jobs and particular industries. Some industries are more likely to be part-time. Australia-wide, females are more likely than males to work part-time (<35 hours per week). Males are more likely to work full time and longer hours in paid employment.
The extent to which this varies in Inner West Council area can show key differences between sexes and changes in traditional gender roles, as well as the availability of different types of employment.
Please note: Many areas of Australia were in lockdown for the 2021 Census and many people were not working but supported by JobKeeper. For this reason the number of people with zero hours worked in the week prior to Census is likely to have increased between 2016 and 2021, though this varies considerably by place. Use time comparison with cautionHours Worked data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Occupation.
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Inner West Council - Total employed females aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Inner West Council area - Total population % | Number | % | Inner West Council area - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
None | 4,691 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 1,878 | 3.8 | 2.9 | +2,813 |
1 hour - 15 hours | 5,088 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 5,072 | 10.2 | 8.3 | +16 |
16 hours - 24 hours | 5,405 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 6,185 | 12.4 | 9.8 | -780 |
25 hours - 34 hours | 5,617 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 5,960 | 12.0 | 9.4 | -343 |
35 hours - 39 hours | 10,268 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 9,016 | 18.1 | 17.5 | +1,252 |
40 hours | 9,872 | 19.1 | 21.4 | 9,571 | 19.2 | 21.9 | +301 |
41 hours - 48 hours | 4,265 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 5,022 | 10.1 | 11.3 | -757 |
49 hours or more | 6,110 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 6,414 | 12.9 | 17.5 | -304 |
Not stated | 481 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 642 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -161 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 51,797 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49,760 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,037 |
Analysis of the hours worked by the female workforce in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Inner West Council area - Total population 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, 40.2% of the female workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) and 58.9% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 34.7% and 64.2% respectively for Inner West Council area - Total population.
The major differences between the hours worked by females in Inner West Council area and Inner West Council area - Total population were:
The largest changes in the hours worked females Inner West Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
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