Cradle Coast Region
Resident workers - Hours worked
38.4% of the resident workers in the Cradle Coast Region work 40 or more hours, compared to 29.0% in Arts and Recreation Services.
Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for the Cradle Coast Region's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in the Cradle Coast Region depends on a number of factors:
- The availability and take-up of part-time work;
- The industry sector in which they work;
- The occupation level and requirement or opportunity to work overtime, and;
- The age structure and household structure of the working population.
Hours worked statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupations and Income to provide more insight into the observations made.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers hours worked | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cradle Coast Region | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Arts and Recreation Services% | Number | % | Arts and Recreation Services% | 2011 to 2016 | |
| None | 2,113 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 2,300 | 5.0 | 4.6 | -187 | 22001 |
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 5,856 | 13.2 | 29.3 | 5,602 | 12.2 | 25.4 | +254 | 22002 |
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 4,908 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 4,678 | 10.2 | 12.4 | +230 | 22003 |
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 5,681 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 5,174 | 11.3 | 11.7 | +507 | 22004 |
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 7,916 | 17.8 | 9.8 | 7,792 | 17.0 | 16.0 | +124 | 22005 |
| 40 hours | 6,557 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 7,352 | 16.0 | 12.4 | -795 | 22006 |
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 4,074 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4,741 | 10.3 | 6.8 | -667 | 22007 |
| 49 hours or more | 6,403 | 14.4 | 11.2 | 7,194 | 15.7 | 10.7 | -791 | 22008 |
| Not stated | 840 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 986 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -146 | 22009 |
| Total persons | 44,348 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45,819 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,471 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the Cradle Coast Region's resident workers in 2016 compared to Arts and Recreation Services shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 41.8% of the resident workers worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 56.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 60.0% and 38.9% respectively for Arts and Recreation Services.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers of the Cradle Coast Region and Arts and Recreation Services were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.8% compared to 9.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.2% compared to 3.5%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.2% compared to 29.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked None (4.8% compared to 8.7%)
Emerging groups
From 2011 to 2016, the number of the resident workers working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Cradle Coast Region decreased by 2,129 people (7.9%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers in the Cradle Coast Region between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 40 hours (-795 people)
- 49 hours or more (-791 people)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-667 people)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+507 people)