Latrobe Council area

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

45.7% of All industries local workers in Latrobe Council area are employed part-time and 52.4% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Latrobe 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
Latrobe Council area - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Tasmania%Number%. Tasmania%2016 - 2021
None2124.84.61654.94.3+47
1 hour - 15 hours53712.112.639911.913.3+138
16 hours - 24 hours58213.111.842412.611.2+158
25 hours - 34 hours69515.714.353015.813.3+165
35 hours - 39 hours84519.021.557517.219.7+270
40 hours66715.014.650915.215.5+158
41 hours - 48 hours3387.68.52557.68.7+83
49 hours or more47610.710.443412.912.3+42
Not stated841.91.7611.81.7+23
Total Persons4,436100.0100.03,352100.0100.0+1,084

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 Latrobe Council area in 2021compared to Tasmania within Latrobe 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, 45.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 43.4% and 54.9% respectively for Tasmania within Latrobe Council area.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Latrobe Council area and Tasmania were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (13.1% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (15.7% compared to 14.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.0% compared to 21.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (7.6% compared to 8.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Latrobe Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+270 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+165 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+158 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+158 local workers)

State Growth Tasmania

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