Livingstone Shire Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Livingstone Shire Council area 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 | |||||||||
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| Livingstone Shire Council area - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 301 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 293 | 3.6 | 3.8 | +8 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,278 | 14.4 | 11.0 | 1,086 | 13.3 | 10.5 | +192 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 881 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 830 | 10.2 | 8.9 | +51 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,175 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 1,023 | 12.5 | 10.9 | +152 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,724 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 1,287 | 15.8 | 18.3 | +437 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,193 | 13.4 | 17.2 | 1,161 | 14.2 | 17.0 | +32 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 685 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 689 | 8.5 | 10.6 | -4 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,458 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 1,578 | 19.4 | 18.5 | -120 | ||
| Not stated | 188 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 206 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -18 | ||
| Total Persons | 8,883 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,153 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +730 | ||
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 Livingstone Shire Council area in 2016 compared to Queensland within Livingstone Shire Council area 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, 40.9% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 57.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 35.9% and 62.3% respectively for Queensland within Livingstone Shire Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Livingstone Shire Council area and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.4% compared to 11.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.4% compared to 17.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (7.7% compared to 9.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Livingstone Shire Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+437 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+192 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+152 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-120 local workers)