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 | % | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing% | Number | % | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,788 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1,971 | 3.4 | 2.5 | -183 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 7,099 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 6,032 | 10.4 | 12.3 | +1,067 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 6,461 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 5,331 | 9.2 | 5.7 | +1,130 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 7,353 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 5,595 | 9.6 | 13.1 | +1,758 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 14,167 | 21.3 | 26.1 | 11,665 | 20.0 | 13.1 | +2,502 | ||
| 40 hours | 13,663 | 20.6 | 17.5 | 12,214 | 21.0 | 23.0 | +1,449 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 5,880 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 5,577 | 9.6 | 9.8 | +303 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 8,415 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 8,162 | 14.0 | 16.4 | +253 | ||
| Not stated | 1,660 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1,659 | 2.9 | 4.1 | +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 the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing workforce within the City of Brimbank shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower 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 35.1% and 63.5% respectively for the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing workforce within the City of Brimbank.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Brimbank and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing workforce were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.3% compared to 26.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (20.6% compared to 17.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (8.8% compared to 6.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked Not stated (2.5% compared to 1.4%)
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)