City of Armadale

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

46.0% of All industries local workers in the City of Armadale are employed part-time and 52.2% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Armadale across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

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).

Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupation and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers hours worked, 2021
City of Armadale - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None8444.04.66243.54.0+220
1 hour - 15 hours3,16514.911.82,92216.611.9+243
16 hours - 24 hours2,64512.510.22,18212.49.9+463
25 hours - 34 hours3,10114.611.52,46314.010.6+638
35 hours - 39 hours3,86918.317.92,94616.717.1+923
40 hours3,17815.016.72,78915.817.7+389
41 hours - 48 hours1,6938.09.21,3847.99.4+309
49 hours or more2,33111.016.51,97411.217.7+357
Not stated3651.71.63231.81.7+42
Total Persons21,191100.0100.017,607100.0100.0+3,584

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Armadale in 2021compared to Western Australia within the City of Armadale 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, 46.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the City of Armadale.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Armadale and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.9% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.5% compared to 10.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.6% compared to 11.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.0% compared to 16.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Armadale between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+923 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+638 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+463 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+389 local workers)

City of Armadale

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