City of Melton

Resident workers - Hours worked

37.1% of the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Melton work 40 or more hours, compared to 38.3% in Victoria.

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

The hours worked by employed people in City of Melton 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 Melton - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None4,0264.95.11,9543.33.3+2,072
1 hour - 15 hours8,51210.511.76,25810.412.0+2,254
16 hours - 24 hours7,9489.810.85,4439.110.5+2,505
25 hours - 34 hours9,06011.111.66,50210.811.2+2,558
35 hours - 39 hours19,88124.420.813,44722.418.7+6,434
40 hours16,66420.519.213,01121.719.5+3,653
41 hours - 48 hours5,9707.38.05,2458.79.2+725
49 hours or more7,5639.311.16,86311.413.7+700
Not stated1,8132.21.71,3082.21.9+505
Total Persons81,437100.0100.060,031100.0100.0+21,406

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 the City of Melton'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 61.5% 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 the City of Melton and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.5% compared to 11.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (24.4% compared to 20.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (20.5% compared to 19.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (9.3% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Melton increased by 11512 people (29.9%).

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

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+6,434 persons)
  • 40 hours (+3,653 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,558 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+2,505 persons)

City of Melton

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