Maribyrnong City

Resident workers - Hours worked

39.9% of the resident workers (All industries) in Maribyrnong City work 40 or more hours, compared to 38.3% in Victoria.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Maribyrnong City's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Maribyrnong City depends on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work;
  • The industry sector in which they work;
  • The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
  • The age structure and household structure of the working population.

Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
City of Maribyrnong - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None2,4375.25.11,2903.13.3+1,147
1 hour - 15 hours4,5309.611.74,0569.712.0+474
16 hours - 24 hours5,03410.710.84,83511.610.5+199
25 hours - 34 hours5,09510.811.64,38710.511.2+708
35 hours - 39 hours10,47822.320.88,50020.418.7+1,978
40 hours9,50420.219.28,52220.519.5+982
41 hours - 48 hours4,0288.68.04,0209.79.2+8
49 hours or more5,23011.111.15,32512.813.7-95
Not stated7091.51.77011.71.9+8
Total Persons47,045100.0100.041,636100.0100.0+5,409

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by Maribyrnong City's resident workers in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 36.3% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 62.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Maribyrnong City and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (9.6% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (10.8% compared to 11.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.3% compared to 20.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (20.2% compared to 19.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Maribyrnong City increased by 2873 people (10.9%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Maribyrnong City between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,978 persons)
  • None (+1,147 persons)
  • 40 hours (+982 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+708 persons)

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