Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Perth 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 | |||||||||
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| City of Perth - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 8,258 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5,779 | 4.1 | 4.0 | +2,479 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 9,765 | 5.7 | 11.8 | 8,685 | 6.2 | 11.9 | +1,080 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 13,691 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 11,341 | 8.0 | 9.9 | +2,350 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 15,469 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11,100 | 7.9 | 10.6 | +4,369 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 39,043 | 22.9 | 17.9 | 29,927 | 21.2 | 17.1 | +9,116 | ||
| 40 hours | 40,401 | 23.7 | 16.7 | 34,936 | 24.8 | 17.7 | +5,465 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 17,597 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 15,619 | 11.1 | 9.4 | +1,978 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 23,936 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 21,678 | 15.4 | 17.7 | +2,258 | ||
| Not stated | 2,110 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1,903 | 1.4 | 1.7 | +207 | ||
| Total Persons | 170,270 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 140,968 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +29,302 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. 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 Perth in 2021compared to Western Australia within the City of Perth 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, 27.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 71.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 38.2% and 60.2% respectively for Western Australia within the City of Perth.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Perth and Western Australia were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (5.7% compared to 11.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (9.1% compared to 11.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.9% compared to 17.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (23.7% compared to 16.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Perth between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+9,116 local workers)
- 40 hours (+5,465 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+4,369 local workers)
- None (+2,479 local workers)