City of Stonnington

Resident workers - Hours worked

47.1% of the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Stonnington work 40 or more hours, compared to 38.3% in Victoria.

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

The hours worked by employed people in City of Stonnington 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
City of Stonnington - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None2,7334.55.11,4302.53.3+1,303
1 hour - 15 hours6,45810.511.75,92710.512.0+531
16 hours - 24 hours5,6339.210.85,2519.310.5+382
25 hours - 34 hours5,6829.311.64,9988.811.2+684
35 hours - 39 hours11,28918.420.88,55815.118.7+2,731
40 hours13,11121.419.211,98621.219.5+1,125
41 hours - 48 hours5,7119.38.06,31711.29.2-606
49 hours or more10,06216.411.111,29920.013.7-1,237
Not stated7031.11.77701.41.9-67
Total Persons61,382100.0100.056,536100.0100.0+4,846

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 the City of Stonnington'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, 33.4% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 65.4% 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 the City of Stonnington and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (9.3% compared to 11.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.4% compared to 20.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (21.4% compared to 19.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (16.4% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Stonnington increased by 2013 people (5.3%).

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

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,731 persons)
  • None (+1,303 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-1,237 persons)
  • 40 hours (+1,125 persons)

City of Stonnington

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