Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Melbourne 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 Melbourne - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Victoria% | Number | % | Victoria% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 25,678 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 14,587 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +11,091 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 27,567 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 26,785 | 6.1 | 12.0 | +782 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 36,361 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 35,381 | 8.1 | 10.5 | +980 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 39,640 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 35,020 | 8.0 | 11.2 | +4,620 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 122,546 | 24.4 | 20.8 | 91,235 | 20.9 | 18.7 | +31,311 | ||
| 40 hours | 133,127 | 26.5 | 19.2 | 112,167 | 25.7 | 19.5 | +20,960 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 46,540 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 47,771 | 10.9 | 9.2 | -1,231 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 65,026 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 66,581 | 15.2 | 13.6 | -1,555 | ||
| Not stated | 6,558 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 7,212 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -654 | ||
| Total Persons | 503,043 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 436,739 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +66,304 | ||
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 Melbourne in 2021compared to Victoria within the City of Melbourne 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, 25.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 73.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria within the City of Melbourne.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Melbourne and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (5.5% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (7.2% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (7.9% compared to 11.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (26.5% compared to 19.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Melbourne between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+31,311 local workers)
- 40 hours (+20,960 local workers)
- None (+11,091 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+4,620 local workers)