Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Shire of Northam's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Shire of Northam 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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| Shire of Northam - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 215 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 205 | 4.7 | 4.0 | +10 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 520 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 477 | 11.0 | 11.9 | +43 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 416 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 418 | 9.6 | 9.9 | -2 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 556 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 475 | 10.9 | 10.7 | +81 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 805 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 749 | 17.2 | 17.2 | +56 | ||
| 40 hours | 716 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 735 | 16.9 | 17.8 | -19 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 441 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 491 | 11.3 | 9.5 | -50 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 831 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 711 | 16.4 | 17.3 | +120 | ||
| Not stated | 81 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 82 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -1 | ||
| Total Persons | 4,581 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,343 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +238 | ||
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 Shire of Northam'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, 37.3% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 61.0% 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 Shire of Northam and Western Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (9.1% compared to 10.3%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 25 hours - 34 hours (12.1% compared to 11.6%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (15.6% compared to 16.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (18.1% compared to 16.3%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Shire of Northam increased by 107 people (4.0%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Shire of Northam between2016 and 2021 were:
- 49 hours or more (+120 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+81 persons)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+56 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-50 persons)