The illustrations depict the bar chart of the percentahe of the australian students who had part-time jobs in the years of 1983 and 2003, as well as the table of the avarage hours of their part-time work per week and years which were required to complete their degree.
Overall, it is noticeable that not only the number of the student who worked temporary increased over the years but also there was an increment in their work hours and their avarage years.
Regarding the percentage of students, although all categories experienced rise, the highest amount belonged to students who were between 17-19. They almost doubled throughout the years and became to above 60%. The trends of 20-24 and 25-29 gained the same quantity after 20 years which was around 15% and they were both around 70% in 2003. However the percentage of 20-24 was the greatest among all. Students who were in the ages of 30-39 and 40 plus, in addition, saw the same rise near one-tenth and stayed at 60% and 55%, respectively. Turning to their work time, their avarage paid work initially was 5 hours and rose three times over time. Avarage years which was need to complete degree also had a slight increase. It was 3 years in 1983 and changed to 4 years after that.