Hobsons Bay City

Resident workers - Hours worked

42.6% of the resident workers (All industries) in Hobsons Bay City work 40 or more hours, compared to 38.3% in Victoria.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Hobsons Bay City's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Hobsons Bay City depends on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work;
  • The industry sector in which they work;
  • The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
  • The age structure and household structure of the working population.

Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
Hobsons Bay City - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None2,3675.35.11,4023.33.3+965
1 hour - 15 hours4,58110.211.74,29310.212.0+288
16 hours - 24 hours4,4159.810.84,1439.910.5+272
25 hours - 34 hours4,78210.611.64,42710.511.2+355
35 hours - 39 hours9,04120.120.88,01119.118.7+1,030
40 hours9,40920.919.28,81021.019.5+599
41 hours - 48 hours3,9448.88.04,19010.09.2-246
49 hours or more5,83313.011.15,95814.213.7-125
Not stated6501.41.77391.81.9-89
Total Persons45,022100.0100.041,973100.0100.0+3,049

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by Hobsons Bay City's resident workers in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 35.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 62.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Hobsons Bay City and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.2% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (9.8% compared to 10.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (20.9% compared to 19.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (13.0% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Hobsons Bay City increased by 1258 people (4.7%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Hobsons Bay City between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,030 persons)
  • None (+965 persons)
  • 40 hours (+599 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+355 persons)

Hobsons Bay City

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