41.2% of All industries local workers in the City of Darebin are employed part-time and 56.7% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Darebin 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 Darebin - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Victoria% | Number | % | Victoria% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,413 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1,585 | 3.6 | 3.8 | -172 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 6,832 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 5,720 | 13.0 | 11.5 | +1,112 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 5,702 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 4,720 | 10.7 | 9.8 | +982 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 5,680 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 4,985 | 11.3 | 10.3 | +695 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 9,579 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 8,478 | 19.3 | 17.8 | +1,101 | ||
| 40 hours | 8,287 | 17.4 | 19.5 | 7,954 | 18.1 | 19.7 | +333 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,871 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 3,922 | 8.9 | 10.4 | -51 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 5,295 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 5,537 | 12.6 | 15.3 | -242 | ||
| Not stated | 1,018 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1,137 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -119 | ||
| Total Persons | 47,677 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 44,038 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,639 | ||
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 Darebin in 2016 compared to Victoria within the City of Darebin 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, 41.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 56.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 37.0% and 61.0% respectively for Victoria within the City of Darebin.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Darebin and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.3% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.0% compared to 10.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (17.4% compared to 19.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.1% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Darebin between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,112 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,101 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+982 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+695 local workers)