City of Fremantle

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

42.4% of All industries local workers in the City of Fremantle are employed part-time and 56.2% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Fremantle 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 Fremantle - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None1,1634.24.69603.94.0+203
1 hour - 15 hours3,66013.311.83,27413.211.9+386
16 hours - 24 hours3,24411.810.22,89011.69.9+354
25 hours - 34 hours3,63313.211.52,77511.210.6+858
35 hours - 39 hours5,38119.517.94,56018.317.1+821
40 hours4,60716.716.74,55418.317.7+53
41 hours - 48 hours2,4058.79.22,3119.39.4+94
49 hours or more3,11611.316.53,12212.617.7-6
Not stated3651.31.64121.71.7-47
Total Persons27,574100.0100.024,858100.0100.0+2,716

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 Fremantle in 2021compared to Western Australia within the City of Fremantle 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, 42.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 56.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the City of Fremantle.

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

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.8% compared to 10.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.2% compared to 11.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.5% compared to 17.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.3% compared to 16.5%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+858 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+821 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+386 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+354 local workers)

City of Fremantle

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