Shire of Northam

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

36.6% of All industries local workers in the Shire of Northam are employed part-time and 61.5% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Shire of Northam 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 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers hours worked, 2021
Shire of Northam - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Western Australia%Number%. Western Australia%2016 - 2021
None2154.44.61653.84.0+50
1 hour - 15 hours50210.411.846210.611.9+40
16 hours - 24 hours4409.110.24289.89.9+12
25 hours - 34 hours61012.611.550211.510.6+108
35 hours - 39 hours96119.917.982018.817.1+141
40 hours81316.816.774717.117.7+66
41 hours - 48 hours51810.79.254712.59.4-29
49 hours or more68114.116.560613.917.7+75
Not stated941.91.6831.91.7+11
Total Persons4,834100.0100.04,360100.0100.0+474

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the Shire of Northam in 2021compared to Western Australia within the Shire of Northam shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).

Overall, 36.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 61.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the Shire of Northam.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Shire of Northam and Western Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.4% compared to 11.8%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.9% compared to 17.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (10.7% compared to 9.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (14.1% compared to 16.5%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Shire of Northam between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+141 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+108 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (+75 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+66 local workers)

Shire of Northam

economic profile