Shire of Harvey

Resident workers - Hours worked

44.3% of the resident workers (All industries) in the Shire of Harvey work 40 or more hours, compared to 42.2% in Western Australia.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Shire of Harvey's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in Shire of Harvey depends on a number of factors:

  • The availability and take-up of part-time work;
  • The industry sector in which they work;
  • The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
  • The age structure and household structure of the working population.

Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure Occupations, and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers hours worked
Shire of Harvey - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None7285.44.55734.94.0+155
1 hour - 15 hours1,63212.111.91,45212.411.9+180
16 hours - 24 hours1,2419.210.31,1409.89.9+101
25 hours - 34 hours1,54511.511.61,35111.610.7+194
35 hours - 39 hours2,14415.918.01,78015.217.2+364
40 hours1,87213.916.71,68414.417.8+188
41 hours - 48 hours1,46910.99.21,28111.09.5+188
49 hours or more2,63819.616.32,20718.917.3+431
Not stated2221.61.62201.91.7+2
Total Persons13,491100.0100.011,688100.0100.0+1,803

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the Shire of Harvey's resident workers in 2021 compared to Western Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 38.1% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 60.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the Shire of Harvey and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.9% compared to 18.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (13.9% compared to 16.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (10.9% compared to 9.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (19.6% compared to 16.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Shire of Harvey increased by 1171 people (16.8%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Shire of Harvey between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 49 hours or more (+431 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+364 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+194 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (+188 persons)

Shire of Harvey

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