City of Cockburn

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

34.6% of All industries local workers in the City of Cockburn are employed part-time and 64.0% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Cockburn 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 Cockburn - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None1,6513.34.61,2172.94.0+434
1 hour - 15 hours5,63011.311.84,52910.911.9+1,101
16 hours - 24 hours4,7849.610.23,5558.59.9+1,229
25 hours - 34 hours5,22510.411.54,0109.610.6+1,215
35 hours - 39 hours9,27618.517.97,65718.417.1+1,619
40 hours9,68119.316.78,75321.017.7+928
41 hours - 48 hours5,29810.69.24,60311.09.4+695
49 hours or more7,75415.516.56,62415.917.7+1,130
Not stated7431.51.67281.71.7+15
Total Persons50,042100.0100.041,676100.0100.0+8,366

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 Cockburn in 2021compared to Western Australia within the City of Cockburn shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 34.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 64.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the City of Cockburn.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (3.3% compared to 4.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (10.4% compared to 11.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (19.3% compared to 16.7%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (10.6% compared to 9.2%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,619 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,229 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,215 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (+1,130 local workers)

City of Cockburn

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