Shire of Murray

Resident workers - Hours worked

40.5% of the resident workers (All industries) in Shire of Murray work 40 or more hours, compared to 42.2% in Western Australia.

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

The hours worked by employed people in Shire of Murray 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
Murray Shire Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None4476.14.53295.14.0+118
1 hour - 15 hours95412.911.986413.511.9+90
16 hours - 24 hours74110.110.368410.79.9+57
25 hours - 34 hours85011.511.673111.410.7+119
35 hours - 39 hours1,23516.818.01,00915.717.2+226
40 hours86311.716.785713.417.8+6
41 hours - 48 hours6198.49.25448.59.5+75
49 hours or more1,50020.416.31,27419.917.3+226
Not stated1622.21.61231.91.7+39
Total Persons7,371100.0100.06,415100.0100.0+956

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 Shire of Murray's resident workers in 2021 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, 40.6% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 57.2% 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 Shire of Murray and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked None (6.1% compared to 4.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (16.8% compared to 18.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (11.7% compared to 16.7%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (20.4% compared to 16.3%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Shire of Murray increased by 533 people (14.5%).

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

  • 49 hours or more (+226 persons)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+226 persons)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+119 persons)
  • None (+118 persons)

Murray Shire Council

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