Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Launceston 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Launceston - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Tasmania% | Number | % | Tasmania% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,729 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1,347 | 3.9 | 4.3 | +382 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 4,916 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 4,511 | 13.2 | 13.3 | +405 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 4,996 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 3,954 | 11.5 | 11.2 | +1,042 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 6,016 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 4,731 | 13.8 | 13.3 | +1,285 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 9,178 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 7,392 | 21.6 | 19.7 | +1,786 | ||
| 40 hours | 5,802 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 5,274 | 15.4 | 15.5 | +528 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,536 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 2,778 | 8.1 | 8.7 | +758 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,804 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 3,718 | 10.8 | 12.3 | +86 | ||
| Not stated | 590 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 574 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +16 | ||
| Total Persons | 40,567 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 34,279 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,288 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 Launceston in 2021compared to Tasmania within the City of Launceston shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 43.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania within the City of Launceston.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Launceston and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.1% compared to 12.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.8% compared to 14.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.6% compared to 21.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.4% compared to 10.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Launceston between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,786 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,285 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,042 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+758 local workers)