Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Cook Shire 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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| Cook Shire - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 140 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 123 | 4.3 | 3.4 | +17 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 171 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 145 | 5.1 | 11.0 | +26 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 130 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 144 | 5.0 | 9.4 | -14 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 229 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 234 | 8.2 | 12.0 | -5 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 424 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 323 | 11.3 | 19.3 | +101 | ||
| 40 hours | 268 | 11.1 | 16.2 | 329 | 11.5 | 17.2 | -61 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 251 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 730 | 25.5 | 9.4 | -479 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 682 | 28.3 | 13.6 | 763 | 26.6 | 16.4 | -81 | ||
| Not stated | 115 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 75 | 2.6 | 1.8 | +40 | ||
| Total Persons | 2,410 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,866 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -456 | ||
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 Cook Shire in 2021compared to Queensland within Cook Shire 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, 27.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 67.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Cook Shire.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Cook Shire and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (7.1% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (5.4% compared to 9.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (11.1% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (28.3% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Cook Shire between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-479 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+101 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-81 local workers)
- 40 hours (-61 local workers)