Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

45.5% of All industries local workers in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale are employed part-time and 52.4% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale 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
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None2644.14.61803.94.0+84
1 hour - 15 hours1,02916.111.866314.511.9+366
16 hours - 24 hours71811.210.247510.49.9+243
25 hours - 34 hours89414.011.556612.410.6+328
35 hours - 39 hours95615.017.962513.617.1+331
40 hours96715.116.777216.917.7+195
41 hours - 48 hours5438.59.24449.79.4+99
49 hours or more88013.816.577016.817.7+110
Not stated1402.21.6851.91.7+55
Total Persons6,391100.0100.04,580100.0100.0+1,811

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 Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale in 2021compared to Western Australia within the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale 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, 45.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (16.1% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.0% compared to 11.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.0% compared to 17.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (13.8% compared to 16.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+366 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+331 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+328 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+243 local workers)

Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

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