Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Hobart City 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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Hobart City - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Tasmania% | Number | % | Tasmania% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 2,687 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2,164 | 4.3 | 4.3 | +523 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 6,457 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 5,962 | 11.9 | 13.3 | +495 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 6,991 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 5,559 | 11.1 | 11.2 | +1,432 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 8,828 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 6,960 | 13.9 | 13.3 | +1,868 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 14,873 | 25.8 | 21.5 | 11,793 | 23.5 | 19.7 | +3,080 | ||
40 hours | 7,819 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 7,621 | 15.2 | 15.5 | +198 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 4,506 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 4,154 | 8.3 | 8.7 | +352 | ||
49 hours or more | 4,780 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 5,315 | 10.6 | 12.3 | -535 | ||
Not stated | 762 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 645 | 1.3 | 1.7 | +117 | ||
Total Persons | 57,703 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50,173 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +7,530 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Hobart City in 2021compared to Tasmania within Hobart City 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, 43.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania within Hobart City.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Hobart City and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (11.2% compared to 12.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (25.8% compared to 21.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.6% compared to 14.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (8.3% compared to 10.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Hobart City between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,080 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,868 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,432 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-535 local workers)