Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for City of Kalamunda's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in City of Kalamunda 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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| City of Kalamunda - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,289 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1,025 | 3.8 | 4.0 | +264 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,475 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 3,228 | 11.9 | 11.9 | +247 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,900 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 2,576 | 9.5 | 9.9 | +324 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,327 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 3,002 | 11.0 | 10.7 | +325 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 5,242 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 4,822 | 17.7 | 17.2 | +420 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,798 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 5,123 | 18.8 | 17.8 | -325 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,801 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 2,621 | 9.6 | 9.5 | +180 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 4,694 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 4,411 | 16.2 | 17.3 | +283 | ||
| Not stated | 457 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 432 | 1.6 | 1.7 | +25 | ||
| Total Persons | 28,983 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,240 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,743 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. 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 Kalamunda'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 higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 37.9% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 60.5% 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 City of Kalamunda and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.0% compared to 11.9%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (10.0% compared to 10.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (16.6% compared to 16.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.7% compared to 9.2%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the City of Kalamunda increased by 558 people (3.3%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the City of Kalamunda between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+420 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+325 persons)
- 40 hours (-325 persons)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+324 persons)