Bundaberg Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Bundaberg 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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| Bundaberg Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,467 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 998 | 3.2 | 3.4 | +469 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 4,130 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 3,761 | 12.0 | 11.0 | +369 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,330 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 3,121 | 10.0 | 9.4 | +209 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 5,452 | 15.2 | 12.0 | 4,554 | 14.5 | 12.0 | +898 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 7,764 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 6,123 | 19.5 | 19.3 | +1,641 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,961 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 4,587 | 14.6 | 17.2 | +374 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,258 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 2,722 | 8.7 | 9.4 | +536 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 4,739 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 4,809 | 15.4 | 16.4 | -70 | ||
| Not stated | 785 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 651 | 2.1 | 1.8 | +134 | ||
| Total Persons | 35,886 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 31,326 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,560 | ||
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 Bundaberg Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within Bundaberg 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, 40.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 57.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Bundaberg Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Bundaberg Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.1% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (15.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.6% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.8% compared to 16.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Bundaberg Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,641 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+898 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+536 local workers)
- None (+469 local workers)