Average Australian Working Week

The Average number of hours worked each week by Full Time employees in Australia:

  • 1997 41.0 hrs
  • 1998 41.1 hrs
  • 1999 41.1 hrs
  • 2000 41.4 hrs
  • 2001 40.6 hrs
  • 2002 40.7 hrs
  • 2003 41.0 hrs
  • 2004 40.3 hrs
  • 2005 40.6 hrs
  • 2006 40.0 hrs
  • 2007 39.4 hrs

The Percentage of Full Time employees in Australia who worked 50 hours or more per week:

  • 1997 24.4%
  • 1998 24.9%
  • 1999 24.9%
  • 2000 25.6%
  • 2001 24.0%
  • 2002 24.2%
  • 2003 24.4%
  • 2004 23.1%
  • 2005 23.8%
  • 2006 22.5%
  • 2007 21.6%

Part Time Australian Employees who prefer more hours:

  • 1997 26.5%
  • 1998 26.1%
  • 1999 25.8%
  • 2000 23.9%
  • 2001 23.8%
  • 2002 27.0%
  • 2003 26.2%
  • 2004 26.2%
  • 2005 25.9%
  • 2006 24.7%
  • 2007 24.1%

Average hours worked per week, by Australian part-time employees

  • 1997 15.4 hrs
  • 1998 15.4 hrs
  • 1999 15.4 hrs
  • 2000 15.6 hrs
  • 2001 15.6 hrs
  • 2002 15.8 hrs
  • 2003 16.0 hrs
  • 2004 15.9 hrs
  • 2005 16.2 hrs
  • 2006 16.2 hrs
  • 2007 16.1 hrs

Source:
ABS – cat. no. 4102.0, Australian Social Trends

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