City of Port Phillip

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

32.1% of All industries local workers in City of Port Phillip are employed part-time and 66.4% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in City of Port Phillip 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 Port Phillip - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None3,3174.25.11,9812.63.3+1,336
1 hour - 15 hours6,8928.811.76,0207.912.0+872
16 hours - 24 hours7,6089.710.86,7118.810.5+897
25 hours - 34 hours7,4259.511.66,6568.811.2+769
35 hours - 39 hours16,60321.120.813,33717.618.7+3,266
40 hours18,10923.119.218,28024.119.5-171
41 hours - 48 hours7,0929.08.08,39711.19.2-1,305
49 hours or more10,37713.211.113,27217.513.6-2,895
Not stated1,1071.41.71,2821.71.9-175
Total Persons78,530100.0100.075,936100.0100.0+2,594

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 City of Port Phillip in 2021compared to Victoria within City of Port Phillip 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, 32.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 66.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.1% and 59.2% respectively for Victoria within City of Port Phillip.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (8.8% compared to 11.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (9.5% compared to 11.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (23.1% compared to 19.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (13.2% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,266 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-2,895 local workers)
  • None (+1,336 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-1,305 local workers)

City of Port Phillip

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