Cardinia Shire

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

43.8% of All industries local workers in Cardinia Shire are employed part-time and 54.2% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Cardinia Shire 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
Cardinia Shire - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None1,5715.05.16993.03.3+872
1 hour - 15 hours4,72215.011.73,70716.012.0+1,015
16 hours - 24 hours3,59211.410.82,76611.910.5+826
25 hours - 34 hours3,90712.411.62,80712.111.2+1,100
35 hours - 39 hours5,91018.820.83,63915.718.7+2,271
40 hours5,05516.119.23,76216.319.5+1,293
41 hours - 48 hours2,4507.88.01,9718.59.2+479
49 hours or more3,66311.611.13,29014.213.6+373
Not stated6192.01.75092.21.9+110
Total Persons31,489100.0100.023,150100.0100.0+8,339

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 Cardinia Shire in 2021compared to Victoria within Cardinia Shire 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, 43.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 54.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria within Cardinia Shire.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Cardinia Shire and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.0% compared to 11.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.4% compared to 11.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.8% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (16.1% compared to 19.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Cardinia Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,271 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+1,293 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,100 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,015 local workers)

Cardinia Shire

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