South West Group

The workforce

The workforce is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics of the workers in each industry sector?
  • Where do the workers come from?

The workforce data represents characteristics of all people who are employed in the LGA, regardless of where they live. The characteristics of the workforce in an area are indicative of the structure of the local economy and the employment opportunities on offer. It is also indicative of the socio-demographic characteristics of the population in the local area and the broader region (that is, the local and regional skills on offer).

Data are presented for the total LGA workforce and for the workforce constituting each industry sector (Who are our workers?). This reveals the extent to which the workforce characteristics vary between each industry sector, which is indicative of specific industry sector workforce requirements.

Data are also presented for where each industry sector is deriving its workforce (Where do our workers come from?). This data reveals the extent to which each industry sector derives its workforce from outside the local area, that is, the level of self-containment of each industry sector and the overall level of self-containment of the total LGA workforce. This is important as many Local Governments have a policy objective of maximising the level of workforce self-containment.

Hours worked

Derived from the Census question ‘Last week, how many hours did the person work in all jobs?’.

This data shows the distribution of working hours for workers in a particular industry. It is broken down by full-time (35 hours or more per week) and part-time (less than 35 hours).

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).

Note that the hours worked data relates to "all jobs", while the industry counted is what the respondent stated as their "main job".

Hours worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure, Occupation and Income.

Data options:
Select gender:
Select an ANZSIC industry classification:
The workforce (all industries)

Includes the sum of all industry categories.

Industries are classified according to an industry coding system. The 1993 Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) is not the lastest standard but provides a comparable classification for time-series data. This standard was used to code industry data for the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses, (2006 industry data was coded to both the 1993 and the 2006 standards).

For more information please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, and ANZSIC classification.

Hours worked by the workforce (all industries) (ANZSIC 1993 - Time series industry classification)

Hours worked by the All industries workforce by gender, South West Group 2006 and 200120062001Change
GenderHours workednumber%City of Melville %number%City of Melville %2001 to 2006
PersonsNone4,2064.03.83,8854.33.8321
Persons1 hour - 15 hours13,62612.818.412,64813.917.9978
Persons16 hours - 24 hours10,2689.711.78,7609.611.21,508
Persons25 hours - 34 hours10,72910.111.49,0389.911.11,691
Persons35 hours - 39 hours16,32515.314.913,93415.314.32,391
Persons40 hours17,71816.714.715,01916.514.72,699
Persons41 hours - 48 hours12,97612.29.410,90912.09.72,067
Persons49 hours or more18,56117.414.015,42216.915.53,139
PersonsNot stated1,9841.91.61,6021.81.7382
PersonsTotal106,393100.0100.091,217100.0100.015,176

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers.

Hours worked by the workforce, South West Group and City of Melville 2006 None, City of Melville: 3.8% 1 hour - 15 hours, City of Melville: 18.4% 16 hours - 24 hours, City of Melville: 11.7% 25 hours - 34 hours, City of Melville: 11.4% 35 hours - 39 hours, City of Melville: 14.9% 40 hours, City of Melville: 14.7% 41 hours - 48 hours, City of Melville: 9.4% 49 hours or more, City of Melville: 14.0% Not stated, City of Melville: 1.6% None, South West Group: 4.0% 1 hour - 15 hours, South West Group: 12.8% 16 hours - 24 hours, South West Group: 9.7% 25 hours - 34 hours, South West Group: 10.1% 35 hours - 39 hours, South West Group: 15.3% 40 hours, South West Group: 16.7% 41 hours - 48 hours, South West Group: 12.2% 49 hours or more, South West Group: 17.4% Not stated, South West Group: 1.9%
Change in the hours worked by the workforce, South West Group 2001 to 2006 None: 321 1 hour - 15 hours: 978 16 hours - 24 hours: 1,508 25 hours - 34 hours: 1,691 35 hours - 39 hours: 2,391 40 hours: 2,699 41 hours - 48 hours: 2,067 49 hours or more: 3,139 Not stated: 382

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.