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 2021 – by place of work
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| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Livingstone Shire Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 434 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 301 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +133 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,433 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 1,278 | 14.4 | 11.0 | +155 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,021 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 881 | 9.9 | 9.4 | +140 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,356 | 13.6 | 12.0 | 1,175 | 13.2 | 12.0 | +181 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,035 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 1,724 | 19.4 | 19.3 | +311 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,212 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 1,193 | 13.4 | 17.2 | +19 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 848 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 685 | 7.7 | 9.4 | +163 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,409 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 1,458 | 16.4 | 16.4 | -49 | ||
| Not stated | 211 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 188 | 2.1 | 1.8 | +23 | ||
| Total Persons | 9,959 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,883 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,076 | ||
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 Livingstone Shire Council area in 2021compared 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, 42.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% 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 smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.4% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (14.4% compared to 11.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.6% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (12.2% compared to 16.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Livingstone Shire Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+311 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+181 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (+163 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+155 local workers)