34.1% of All industries local workers in the City of Brimbank are employed part-time and 63.4% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Brimbank 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brimbank - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Victoria% | Number | % | Victoria% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,788 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1,971 | 3.4 | 3.8 | -183 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 7,099 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 6,032 | 10.4 | 11.5 | +1,067 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 6,461 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 5,331 | 9.2 | 9.8 | +1,130 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 7,353 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 5,595 | 9.6 | 10.3 | +1,758 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 14,167 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 11,665 | 20.0 | 17.8 | +2,502 | ||
| 40 hours | 13,663 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 12,214 | 21.0 | 19.7 | +1,449 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 5,880 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 5,577 | 9.6 | 10.4 | +303 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 8,415 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 8,162 | 14.0 | 15.3 | +253 | ||
| Not stated | 1,660 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1,659 | 2.9 | 1.5 | +1 | ||
| Total Persons | 66,486 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 58,206 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,280 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Brimbank in 2016 compared to Victoria within the City of Brimbank shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 34.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 63.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 37.0% and 61.0% respectively for Victoria within the City of Brimbank.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Brimbank and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.7% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.3% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (20.6% compared to 19.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (12.7% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Brimbank between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,502 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,758 local workers)
- 40 hours (+1,449 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,130 local workers)