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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id29.4% of males in Mornington Peninsula Shire are employed part-time and 68.7% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics show the distribution of employment hours for females and males in Mornington Peninsula Shire's employed population. It relates to the number of hours of paid employment across all jobs in the week prior to Census day.
Hours worked relates to the prevalence of particular types of jobs and particular industries. Some industries are more likely to be part-time. Australia-wide, females are more likely than males to work part-time (<35 hours per week). Males are more likely to work full time and longer hours in paid employment.
The extent to which this varies in Mornington Peninsula Shire can show key differences between sexes and changes in traditional gender roles, as well as the availability of different types of employment.
Please note: Many areas of Australia were in lockdown for the 2021 Census and many people were not working but supported by JobKeeper. For this reason the number of people with zero hours worked in the week prior to Census is likely to have increased between 2016 and 2021, though this varies considerably by place. Use time comparison with cautionHours Worked data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Occupation.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Last week how many hours did the person work in all jobs?'
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| Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total employed males aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total population % | Number | % | Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| None | 1,922 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 1,041 | 3.0 | 3.7 | +881 |
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,675 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 3,076 | 8.8 | 14.2 | +599 |
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,629 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 2,004 | 5.7 | 11.2 | +625 |
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,171 | 8.2 | 12.8 | 2,775 | 7.9 | 12.8 | +396 |
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 6,623 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 5,466 | 15.6 | 15.1 | +1,157 |
| 40 hours | 9,162 | 23.6 | 17.4 | 8,227 | 23.4 | 17.6 | +935 |
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 4,188 | 10.8 | 7.9 | 4,345 | 12.4 | 9.0 | -157 |
| 49 hours or more | 6,659 | 17.2 | 11.9 | 7,470 | 21.3 | 14.6 | -811 |
| Not stated | 728 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 686 | 2.0 | 1.9 | +42 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 38,757 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,090 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,667 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the male workforce in Mornington Peninsula Shire in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total population 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, 29.4% of the male workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) and 68.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 44.8% and 53.5% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total population.
The major differences between the hours worked by males in Mornington Peninsula Shire and Mornington Peninsula Shire - Total population were:
- A larger percentage of males who worked 40 hours (23.6% compared to 17.4%)
- A larger percentage of males who worked 49 hours or more (17.2% compared to 11.9%)
- A smaller percentage of males who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.8% compared to 11.5%)
- A smaller percentage of males who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (8.2% compared to 12.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked males Mornington Peninsula Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,157 males)
- 40 hours (+935 males)
- None (+881 males)
- 49 hours or more (-811 males)
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