Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Joondalup's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in City of Joondalup 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 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
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| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
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| City of Joondalup - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 2,935 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3,740 | 4.5 | 4.7 | -805 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 10,784 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 10,500 | 12.6 | 10.8 | +284 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 8,820 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 8,673 | 10.4 | 9.2 | +147 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 8,845 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 8,476 | 10.2 | 9.5 | +369 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 12,792 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 12,866 | 15.5 | 15.8 | -74 | ||
| 40 hours | 14,963 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 15,254 | 18.4 | 17.4 | -291 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 7,260 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8,867 | 10.7 | 10.9 | -1,607 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 11,466 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 13,349 | 16.1 | 19.6 | -1,883 | ||
| Not stated | 1,103 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1,293 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -190 | ||
| Total Persons | 78,968 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 83,018 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -4,050 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 City of Joondalup's resident workers in 2016 compared to Western Australia shows that there was a higher 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, 39.7% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 58.9% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 36.5% and 61.8% respectively for Western Australia.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the City of Joondalup and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.7% compared to 11.9%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.2% compared to 9.9%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (18.9% compared to 17.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (14.5% compared to 17.3%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Joondalup decreased by 3855 people (-7.7%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Joondalup between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 49 hours or more (-1,883 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-1,607 persons)
- None (-805 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+369 persons)