Town of Victoria Park
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Town of Victoria Park 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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| Town of Victoria Park - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Western Australia% | Number | % | Western Australia% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,113 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 891 | 3.2 | 4.0 | +222 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 4,079 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 3,072 | 11.0 | 11.9 | +1,007 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,625 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 3,003 | 10.7 | 9.9 | +622 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,794 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 3,059 | 10.9 | 10.6 | +735 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 6,240 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 5,753 | 20.5 | 17.1 | +487 | ||
| 40 hours | 5,432 | 17.8 | 16.7 | 5,548 | 19.8 | 17.7 | -116 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 2,441 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 2,489 | 8.9 | 9.4 | -48 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,372 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 3,689 | 13.2 | 17.7 | -317 | ||
| Not stated | 454 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 495 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -41 | ||
| Total Persons | 30,550 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27,999 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,551 | ||
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 Town of Victoria Park in 2021compared to Western Australia within the Town of Victoria Park 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, 41.3% of the workforce 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 within the Town of Victoria Park.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Town of Victoria Park and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.4% compared to 11.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.9% compared to 10.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (20.4% compared to 17.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.0% compared to 16.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Town of Victoria Park between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,007 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+735 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+622 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+487 local workers)