Perth Inner City Region
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Perth Inner City Region 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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| Perth Inner City Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 11,423 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 8,105 | 3.7 | 4.0 | +3,318 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 21,220 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 18,404 | 8.5 | 11.9 | +2,816 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 24,375 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 20,108 | 9.3 | 9.9 | +4,267 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 26,578 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 19,445 | 9.0 | 10.6 | +7,133 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 56,537 | 21.8 | 17.9 | 43,748 | 20.2 | 17.1 | +12,789 | ||
| 40 hours | 56,248 | 21.7 | 16.7 | 49,353 | 22.8 | 17.7 | +6,895 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 24,961 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 22,317 | 10.3 | 9.4 | +2,644 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 34,213 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 31,698 | 14.7 | 17.7 | +2,515 | ||
| Not stated | 3,318 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3,039 | 1.4 | 1.7 | +279 | ||
| Total Persons | 258,873 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 216,217 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +42,656 | ||
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 Perth Inner City Region in 2021compared to Western Australia within Perth Inner City Region 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, 32.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 66.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within Perth Inner City Region.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Perth Inner City Region and Western Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (8.2% compared to 11.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.8% compared to 17.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (21.7% compared to 16.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (13.2% compared to 16.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Perth Inner City Region between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+12,789 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+7,133 local workers)
- 40 hours (+6,895 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+4,267 local workers)