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