Part time employment, total in Australia
Australia: Part time employment, total was 33.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Australia, 2001–2021
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2021, part time employment, total in Australia stood at 33.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Australia peaked at 35.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 29th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.4% | — |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 29.4% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.4% | 35.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Australia?
- Part time employment, total in Australia was 33.4% in 2021, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for part time employment, total?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.