City of Whittlesea

Resident workers - Hours worked

34.9% of the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Whittlesea work 40 or more hours, compared to 38.3% in Victoria.

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

The hours worked by employed people in City of Whittlesea 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
City of Whittlesea - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Victoria%Number%. Victoria%2016 - 2021
None4,9784.75.12,8663.23.3+2,112
1 hour - 15 hours11,59810.811.79,69711.012.0+1,901
16 hours - 24 hours11,71110.910.89,10810.310.5+2,603
25 hours - 34 hours12,57711.711.69,84411.111.2+2,733
35 hours - 39 hours26,72825.020.820,66423.318.7+6,064
40 hours20,77819.419.217,77920.119.5+2,999
41 hours - 48 hours7,7177.28.07,3538.39.2+364
49 hours or more8,8248.211.19,15210.313.7-328
Not stated2,1412.01.72,0832.41.9+58
Total Persons107,052100.0100.088,546100.0100.0+18,506

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 the City of Whittlesea'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, 38.2% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 59.8% 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 the City of Whittlesea and Victoria were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.8% compared to 11.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (25.0% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (7.2% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (8.2% compared to 11.1%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Whittlesea increased by 9099 people (16.6%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Whittlesea between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+6,064 persons)
  • 40 hours (+2,999 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,733 persons)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+2,603 persons)

City of Whittlesea

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