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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Shire - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 123 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 93 | 3.8 | 3.8 | +30 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 145 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 118 | 4.8 | 10.5 | +27 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 144 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 167 | 6.8 | 8.9 | -23 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 234 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 232 | 9.5 | 10.9 | +2 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 323 | 11.3 | 19.3 | 441 | 18.0 | 18.3 | -118 | ||
| 40 hours | 329 | 11.5 | 17.2 | 301 | 12.3 | 17.0 | +28 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 730 | 25.5 | 9.4 | 452 | 18.4 | 10.6 | +278 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 763 | 26.6 | 16.4 | 566 | 23.1 | 18.5 | +197 | ||
| Not stated | 75 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 85 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -10 | ||
| Total Persons | 2,866 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,455 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +411 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 2016 compared 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, 22.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 74.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 35.9% and 62.3% 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 (5.1% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (11.3% compared to 19.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (25.5% compared to 9.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (26.6% compared to 16.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Cook Shire between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+278 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (+197 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (-118 local workers)
- None (+30 local workers)