Meander Valley Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Meander Valley Council 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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| Meander Valley Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Tasmania% | Number | % | Tasmania% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 202 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 239 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -37 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 685 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 729 | 13.2 | 13.3 | -44 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 651 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 656 | 11.9 | 11.2 | -5 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 702 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 732 | 13.3 | 13.3 | -30 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 942 | 17.4 | 21.5 | 903 | 16.4 | 19.7 | +39 | ||
| 40 hours | 839 | 15.5 | 14.6 | 830 | 15.1 | 15.5 | +9 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 485 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 458 | 8.3 | 8.7 | +27 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 815 | 15.0 | 10.4 | 851 | 15.5 | 12.3 | -36 | ||
| Not stated | 95 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 104 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -9 | ||
| Total Persons | 5,416 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,502 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -86 | ||
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 Meander Valley Council in 2021compared to Tasmania within Meander Valley Council shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 41.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 56.9% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania within Meander Valley Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Meander Valley Council and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.0% compared to 14.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.4% compared to 21.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (15.5% compared to 14.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.0% compared to 10.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Meander Valley Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 1 hour - 15 hours (-44 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+39 local workers)
- None (-37 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-36 local workers)