Meander Valley Council

Resident workers - Hours worked

36.7% of the resident workers (All industries) in Meander Valley Council work 40 or more hours, compared to 33.5% in Tasmania.

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

The hours worked by employed people in Meander Valley Council 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
Meander Valley Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Tasmania%Number%. Tasmania%2016 - 2021
None4314.54.73694.44.3+62
1 hour - 15 hours1,17612.212.61,06112.513.2+115
16 hours - 24 hours1,12411.611.893811.111.1+186
25 hours - 34 hours1,34814.014.31,12613.313.3+222
35 hours - 39 hours1,89319.621.51,48617.619.7+407
40 hours1,44014.914.51,30215.415.5+138
41 hours - 48 hours8608.98.47508.98.7+110
49 hours or more1,23812.810.51,25914.912.5-21
Not stated1431.51.71752.11.7-32
Total Persons9,653100.0100.08,466100.0100.0+1,187

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 Meander Valley Council's resident workers in 2021 compared to Tasmania 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, 42.3% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 56.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Meander Valley Council and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.2% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.6% compared to 21.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (8.9% compared to 8.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (12.8% compared to 10.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Meander Valley Council increased by 634 people (13.2%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Meander Valley Council between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+407 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+222 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+186 persons)
  • 40 hours (+138 persons)

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