Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 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 | |||||||||
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| Shire of Augusta-Margaret River - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 367 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 282 | 4.8 | 4.0 | +85 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,044 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 960 | 16.4 | 11.9 | +84 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 833 | 12.9 | 10.2 | 729 | 12.5 | 9.9 | +104 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,078 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 867 | 14.8 | 10.6 | +211 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 901 | 13.9 | 17.9 | 818 | 14.0 | 17.1 | +83 | ||
| 40 hours | 882 | 13.6 | 16.7 | 850 | 14.5 | 17.7 | +32 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 515 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 436 | 7.5 | 9.4 | +79 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 757 | 11.7 | 16.5 | 791 | 13.5 | 17.7 | -34 | ||
| Not stated | 102 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 117 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -15 | ||
| Total Persons | 6,479 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,850 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +629 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River in 2021compared to Western Australia within the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 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, 51.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 47.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 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 (16.6% compared to 11.5%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (13.9% compared to 17.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.7% compared to 16.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+211 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+104 local workers)
- None (+85 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+84 local workers)