City of Melton

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

42.1% of All industries local workers in the City of Melton are employed part-time and 55.8% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Melton 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
City of Melton - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None1,7784.75.17573.13.3+1,021
1 hour - 15 hours5,20213.811.73,77615.312.0+1,426
16 hours - 24 hours4,50512.010.82,72211.010.5+1,783
25 hours - 34 hours4,36711.611.62,98212.111.2+1,385
35 hours - 39 hours7,46219.820.84,42417.918.7+3,038
40 hours6,91318.319.24,45418.019.5+2,459
41 hours - 48 hours2,8207.58.01,9367.89.2+884
49 hours or more3,82210.111.13,08912.513.6+733
Not stated8162.21.75422.21.9+274
Total Persons37,685100.0100.024,682100.0100.0+13,003

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 the City of Melton in 2021compared to Victoria within the City of Melton shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 42.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria within the City of Melton.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Melton and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.8% compared to 11.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.0% compared to 10.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.8% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.1% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,038 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+2,459 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,783 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,426 local workers)

City of Melton

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