Meander Valley Council

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

41.4% of All industries local workers in Meander Valley Council are employed part-time and 56.9% are employed full-time.

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
Meander Valley Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Tasmania%Number%. Tasmania%2016 - 2021
None2023.74.62394.34.3-37
1 hour - 15 hours68512.612.672913.213.3-44
16 hours - 24 hours65112.011.865611.911.2-5
25 hours - 34 hours70213.014.373213.313.3-30
35 hours - 39 hours94217.421.590316.419.7+39
40 hours83915.514.683015.115.5+9
41 hours - 48 hours4859.08.54588.38.7+27
49 hours or more81515.010.485115.512.3-36
Not stated951.81.71041.91.7-9
Total Persons5,416100.0100.05,502100.0100.0-86

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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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)

Meander Valley Council

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