Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area 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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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | NSW% | Number | % | NSW% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 689 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 469 | 3.2 | 3.2 | +220 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 1,976 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 1,715 | 11.7 | 10.8 | +261 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 1,591 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 1,226 | 8.3 | 10.5 | +365 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 1,821 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 1,553 | 10.6 | 10.5 | +268 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 3,266 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 2,642 | 18.0 | 19.1 | +624 | ||
40 hours | 3,244 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 2,713 | 18.4 | 20.0 | +531 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 1,791 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 1,565 | 10.6 | 9.1 | +226 | ||
49 hours or more | 2,627 | 15.2 | 11.5 | 2,562 | 17.4 | 14.9 | +65 | ||
Not stated | 255 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 269 | 1.8 | 2.0 | -14 | ||
Total Persons | 17,260 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,714 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,546 | ||
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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021compared to NSW within Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area 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, 35.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 63.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for NSW within Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area and NSW were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.0% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.9% compared to 20.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (10.4% compared to 7.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.2% compared to 11.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+624 local workers)
- 40 hours (+531 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+365 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+268 local workers)