Charters Towers Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Charters Towers 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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Charters Towers Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 216 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 178 | 4.2 | 3.4 | +38 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 484 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 425 | 10.0 | 11.0 | +59 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 314 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 352 | 8.2 | 9.4 | -38 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 527 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 496 | 11.6 | 12.0 | +31 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 738 | 14.9 | 20.8 | 647 | 15.2 | 19.3 | +91 | ||
40 hours | 641 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 605 | 14.2 | 17.2 | +36 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 480 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 353 | 8.3 | 9.4 | +127 | ||
49 hours or more | 1,425 | 28.7 | 13.6 | 1,100 | 25.8 | 16.4 | +325 | ||
Not stated | 134 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 113 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +21 | ||
Total Persons | 4,959 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,269 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +690 | ||
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 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Charters Towers Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within Charters Towers Regional Council 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, 31.1% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 66.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Charters Towers Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Charters Towers Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.3% compared to 9.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (14.9% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (12.9% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (28.7% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Charters Towers Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 49 hours or more (+325 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+127 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+91 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+59 local workers)