City of Greater Geelong

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

44.5% of All industries local workers in the City of Greater Geelong are employed part-time and 54.0% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Greater Geelong across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in a particular industry depend on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work in the industry;
  • The demands of jobs in the industry and requirement to work overtime;
  • The age and family responsibilities of people working in the industry; and
  • The gender profile of workers in the industry (due to family commitments, females are often more likely to work part-time).

Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupation and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers hours worked, 2021
City of Greater Geelong - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None6,4825.55.13,6053.83.3+2,877
1 hour - 15 hours16,10813.711.713,61914.312.0+2,489
16 hours - 24 hours14,28812.110.811,31311.910.5+2,975
25 hours - 34 hours15,58013.211.612,02012.611.2+3,560
35 hours - 39 hours23,28919.820.816,90417.818.7+6,385
40 hours19,82716.819.216,62117.519.5+3,206
41 hours - 48 hours9,2667.98.08,1608.69.2+1,106
49 hours or more11,3279.611.111,14911.713.6+178
Not stated1,7411.51.71,6521.71.9+89
Total Persons117,908100.0100.095,043100.0100.0+22,865

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Greater Geelong in 2021compared to Victoria within the City of Greater Geelong 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, 44.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 54.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria within the City of Greater Geelong.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Greater Geelong and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.7% compared to 11.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.2% compared to 11.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.8% compared to 19.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.6% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Greater Geelong between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+6,385 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+3,560 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+3,206 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+2,975 local workers)

City of Greater Geelong

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