City of Port Phillip

Resident workers - Hours worked

47.0% of the resident workers (All industries) in City of Port Phillip work 40 or more hours, compared to 38.3% in Victoria.

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

The hours worked by employed people in City of Port Phillip 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 Port Phillip - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None2,9024.85.11,6732.93.3+1,229
1 hour - 15 hours5,5699.111.74,5327.912.0+1,037
16 hours - 24 hours5,5719.110.84,6198.010.5+952
25 hours - 34 hours5,8619.611.65,3189.211.2+543
35 hours - 39 hours11,73719.220.89,22816.018.7+2,509
40 hours13,52022.219.213,01722.619.5+503
41 hours - 48 hours5,8239.58.06,92712.09.2-1,104
49 hours or more9,34915.311.111,65420.213.7-2,305
Not stated6841.11.77411.31.9-57
Total Persons61,016100.0100.057,709100.0100.0+3,307

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 City of Port Phillip'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, 32.6% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 66.3% 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 City of Port Phillip and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (9.1% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (9.6% compared to 11.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (22.2% compared to 19.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (15.3% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in City of Port Phillip decreased by 397 people (-1.0%).

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

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,509 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-2,305 persons)
  • None (+1,229 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-1,104 persons)

City of Port Phillip

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