Cairns

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

40.3% of All industries local workers in Cairns are employed part-time and 58.1% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Cairns 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
Cairns - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Queensland%Number%. Queensland%2016 - 2021
None3,4614.77.02,2583.33.4+1,203
1 hour - 15 hours8,46611.411.16,6659.911.0+1,801
16 hours - 24 hours7,2129.79.36,0949.09.4+1,118
25 hours - 34 hours10,82414.512.09,31013.812.0+1,514
35 hours - 39 hours17,35823.320.814,61621.719.3+2,742
40 hours11,33615.216.211,50317.117.2-167
41 hours - 48 hours6,0638.18.46,3469.49.4-283
49 hours or more8,43411.313.69,44814.016.4-1,014
Not stated1,2461.71.81,2151.81.8+31
Total Persons74,400100.0100.067,455100.0100.0+6,945

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Cairns in 2021compared to Queensland within Cairns 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, 40.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Cairns.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Cairns and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.7% compared to 7.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.5% compared to 12.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (23.3% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (11.3% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Cairns between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,742 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+1,801 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,514 local workers)
  • None (+1,203 local workers)

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