Douglas Shire Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Douglas Shire 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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| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Douglas Shire Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 275 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 165 | 2.9 | 3.4 | +110 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 873 | 14.8 | 11.1 | 505 | 9.0 | 11.0 | +368 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 708 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 526 | 9.4 | 9.4 | +182 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 955 | 16.2 | 12.0 | 844 | 15.1 | 12.0 | +111 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,026 | 17.4 | 20.8 | 953 | 17.0 | 19.3 | +73 | ||
| 40 hours | 819 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 853 | 15.2 | 17.2 | -34 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 409 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 554 | 9.9 | 9.4 | -145 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 698 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 1,057 | 18.9 | 16.4 | -359 | ||
| Not stated | 146 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 137 | 2.4 | 1.8 | +9 | ||
| Total Persons | 5,909 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,594 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +315 | ||
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 Douglas Shire Council in 2021compared to Queensland within Douglas Shire Council 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, 47.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 50.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Douglas Shire Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Douglas Shire Council and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.8% compared to 11.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (12.0% compared to 9.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (16.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.4% compared to 20.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Douglas Shire Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+368 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-359 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+182 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-145 local workers)