Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Wodonga's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in City of Wodonga 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Wodonga - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Victoria% | Number | % | Victoria% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 991 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 707 | 3.9 | 3.3 | +284 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,164 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 2,021 | 11.1 | 12.0 | +143 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,968 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 1,689 | 9.3 | 10.5 | +279 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,660 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 2,266 | 12.5 | 11.2 | +394 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 4,443 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 3,556 | 19.5 | 18.7 | +887 | ||
| 40 hours | 3,785 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 3,228 | 17.7 | 19.5 | +557 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,037 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 1,991 | 10.9 | 9.2 | +46 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,280 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 2,441 | 13.4 | 13.7 | -161 | ||
| Not stated | 356 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 298 | 1.6 | 1.9 | +58 | ||
| Total Persons | 20,684 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18,197 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,487 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. 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 City of Wodonga'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, 37.6% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 60.7% 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 Wodonga and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.5% compared to 11.7%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (9.5% compared to 10.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.9% compared to 11.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.8% compared to 8.0%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Wodonga increased by 1329 people (11.8%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Wodonga between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+887 persons)
- 40 hours (+557 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+394 persons)
- None (+284 persons)