Southern Downs Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Southern Downs Regional Council 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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Southern Downs Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 603 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 504 | 3.8 | 3.4 | +99 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 1,812 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 1,756 | 13.2 | 11.0 | +56 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 1,412 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 1,316 | 9.9 | 9.4 | +96 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 2,052 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 1,713 | 12.9 | 12.0 | +339 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 2,592 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 2,315 | 17.4 | 19.3 | +277 | ||
40 hours | 1,843 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 1,922 | 14.4 | 17.2 | -79 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 1,154 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 1,060 | 8.0 | 9.4 | +94 | ||
49 hours or more | 2,235 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 2,411 | 18.1 | 16.4 | -176 | ||
Not stated | 306 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 314 | 2.4 | 1.8 | -8 | ||
Total Persons | 14,009 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,311 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +698 | ||
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 Southern Downs Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within the Southern Downs Regional Council 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, 42.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the Southern Downs Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Southern Downs Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.3% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.6% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.2% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (16.0% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Southern Downs Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+339 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+277 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-176 local workers)
- None (+99 local workers)