Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Melville 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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City of Melville - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
None | 1,447 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1,467 | 4.3 | 4.7 | -20 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 6,704 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 5,930 | 17.5 | 10.8 | +774 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 5,224 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 4,194 | 12.3 | 9.2 | +1,030 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 5,238 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 3,988 | 11.7 | 9.5 | +1,250 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 7,278 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 5,255 | 15.5 | 15.8 | +2,023 | ||
40 hours | 6,397 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 4,980 | 14.7 | 17.4 | +1,417 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 2,870 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 3,005 | 8.8 | 11.0 | -135 | ||
49 hours or more | 4,308 | 10.7 | 17.7 | 4,476 | 13.2 | 20.2 | -168 | ||
Not stated | 618 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 672 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -54 | ||
Total Persons | 40,084 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 33,967 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,117 | ||
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 workforce in the City of Melville in 2016 compared to Western Australia within the City of Melville 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, 46.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 36.4% and 61.9% respectively for Western Australia within the City of Melville.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Melville and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (16.7% compared to 11.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (13.0% compared to 9.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.1% compared to 10.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.7% compared to 17.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Melville between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,023 local workers)
- 40 hours (+1,417 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,250 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,030 local workers)