Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Gladstone Regional Council area's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Gladstone Regional Council area 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.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Regional Council - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Financial and Insurance Services% | Number | % | Financial and Insurance Services% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,084 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 1,181 | 4.2 | 5.6 | -97 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 2,855 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 2,356 | 8.3 | 8.3 | +499 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,258 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 1,914 | 6.8 | 15.4 | +344 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,661 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 2,444 | 8.6 | 9.9 | +217 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 4,041 | 14.9 | 24.9 | 3,541 | 12.5 | 21.3 | +500 | ||
| 40 hours | 4,004 | 14.8 | 19.4 | 4,270 | 15.1 | 16.4 | -266 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,540 | 13.1 | 9.1 | 4,420 | 15.6 | 9.3 | -880 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 6,155 | 22.7 | 14.6 | 7,398 | 26.2 | 13.9 | -1,243 | ||
| Not stated | 481 | 1.8 | 0 | 760 | 2.7 | 0 | -279 | ||
| Total Persons | 27,079 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28,284 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,205 | ||
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 Gladstone Regional Council area's resident workers in 2016 compared to Financial and Insurance Services shows that there was a higher proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 32.7% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 65.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 32.0% and 68.0% respectively for Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of Gladstone Regional Council area and the Financial and Insurance Services workforce were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (8.3% compared to 13.4%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (14.9% compared to 24.9%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (14.8% compared to 19.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (22.7% compared to 14.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in Gladstone Regional Council area decreased by 1889 people (-9.6%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in Gladstone Regional Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 49 hours or more (-1,243 persons)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-880 persons)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+500 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+499 persons)