Brighton Council area

Resident workers - Hours worked

34.4% of the resident workers (All industries) in Brighton Council area work 40 or more hours, compared to 33.5% in Tasmania.

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

The hours worked by employed people in Brighton Council area 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
State Growth Tasmania - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Tasmania%Number%. Tasmania%2016 - 2021
None3744.54.72844.34.3+90
1 hour - 15 hours88110.712.674311.213.2+138
16 hours - 24 hours86710.511.871510.811.1+152
25 hours - 34 hours1,15914.114.385312.913.3+306
35 hours - 39 hours1,95723.721.51,55623.519.7+401
40 hours1,34216.314.51,10316.615.5+239
41 hours - 48 hours7378.98.46009.08.7+137
49 hours or more7579.210.566510.012.5+92
Not stated1742.11.71131.71.7+61
Total Persons8,248100.0100.06,632100.0100.0+1,616

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 Brighton Council area's resident workers in 2021 compared to Tasmania 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, 39.8% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 58.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Brighton Council area and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.7% compared to 12.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (23.7% compared to 21.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (16.3% compared to 14.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (9.2% compared to 10.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Brighton Council area increased by 869 people (22.1%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Brighton Council area between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+401 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+306 persons)
  • 40 hours (+239 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+152 persons)

State Growth Tasmania

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