Huon Valley Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Huon Valley Council area 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 | |||||||||
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| Huon Valley Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Tasmania% | Number | % | Tasmania% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 230 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 159 | 3.7 | 4.3 | +71 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 803 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 652 | 15.3 | 13.3 | +151 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 685 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 514 | 12.1 | 11.2 | +171 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 790 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 607 | 14.2 | 13.3 | +183 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 874 | 16.5 | 21.5 | 630 | 14.8 | 19.7 | +244 | ||
| 40 hours | 797 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 720 | 16.9 | 15.5 | +77 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 358 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 308 | 7.2 | 8.7 | +50 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 643 | 12.1 | 10.4 | 577 | 13.5 | 12.3 | +66 | ||
| Not stated | 118 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 97 | 2.3 | 1.7 | +21 | ||
| Total Persons | 5,298 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,264 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,034 | ||
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 Huon Valley Council area in 2021compared to Tasmania within Huon Valley Council area shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 47.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 50.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania within Huon Valley Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Huon Valley Council area and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.2% compared to 12.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (16.5% compared to 21.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (6.8% compared to 8.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (12.1% compared to 10.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Huon Valley Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+244 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+183 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+171 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+151 local workers)