Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Swan Hill's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Swan Hill 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 | |||||||||
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| Swan Hill Rural City Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Victoria% | Number | % | Victoria% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 453 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 363 | 4.2 | 3.3 | +90 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,108 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 1,007 | 11.8 | 12.0 | +101 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 898 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 738 | 8.6 | 10.5 | +160 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,197 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 953 | 11.1 | 11.2 | +244 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,043 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 1,577 | 18.4 | 18.7 | +466 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,692 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 1,593 | 18.6 | 19.5 | +99 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 856 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 751 | 8.8 | 9.2 | +105 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,344 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 1,335 | 15.6 | 13.7 | +9 | ||
| Not stated | 270 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 243 | 2.8 | 1.9 | +27 | ||
| Total Persons | 9,861 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,560 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,301 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by Swan Hill'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, 37.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 60.2% 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 Swan Hill and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (9.1% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (17.2% compared to 19.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (13.6% compared to 11.1%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked Not stated (2.7% compared to 1.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Swan Hill increased by 679 people (12.9%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Swan Hill between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+466 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+244 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+160 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+105 persons)