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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id45.9% of females in the City of Melbourne are employed part-time and 52.7% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics show the distribution of employment hours for females and males in the City of Melbourne'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 the City of Melbourne 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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| City of Melbourne - Total employed females aged 15+ | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population % | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| None | 2,697 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1,171 | 3.7 | 3.0 | +1,526 |
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 6,524 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 4,217 | 13.4 | 11.1 | +2,307 |
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 6,531 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 4,248 | 13.5 | 11.8 | +2,283 |
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 4,510 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 3,086 | 9.8 | 8.0 | +1,424 |
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 9,139 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 5,549 | 17.6 | 16.7 | +3,590 |
| 40 hours | 7,873 | 17.8 | 21.3 | 6,312 | 20.0 | 23.2 | +1,561 |
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,918 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 2,819 | 9.0 | 9.8 | +99 |
| 49 hours or more | 3,310 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 3,513 | 11.2 | 14.6 | -203 |
| Not stated | 610 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 574 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +36 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 44,112 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 31,489 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,623 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the female workforce in the City of Melbourne in 2021 compared to City of Melbourne - Total population 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, 45.9% of the female workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) and 52.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.8% and 58.7% respectively for City of Melbourne - Total population.
The major differences between the hours worked by females in the City of Melbourne and City of Melbourne - Total population were:
- A larger percentage of females who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.8% compared to 12.3%)
- A larger percentage of females who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (14.8% compared to 13.2%)
- A smaller percentage of females who worked 40 hours (17.8% compared to 21.3%)
- A smaller percentage of females who worked 49 hours or more (7.5% compared to 9.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked females the City of Melbourne between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,590 females)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+2,307 females)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+2,283 females)
- 40 hours (+1,561 females)
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