Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Lockyer Valley Regional 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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| Lockyer Valley Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 858 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 380 | 3.4 | 3.4 | +478 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,568 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 1,452 | 13.0 | 11.0 | +116 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,122 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 1,076 | 9.6 | 9.4 | +46 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,731 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 1,519 | 13.6 | 12.0 | +212 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,428 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 1,942 | 17.3 | 19.3 | +486 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,860 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 1,571 | 14.0 | 17.2 | +289 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,179 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 975 | 8.7 | 9.4 | +204 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,953 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 2,018 | 18.0 | 16.4 | -65 | ||
| Not stated | 294 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 273 | 2.4 | 1.8 | +21 | ||
| Total Persons | 12,993 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,206 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,787 | ||
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 the Lockyer Valley Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within the Lockyer Valley Regional 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, 40.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 57.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the Lockyer Valley Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.3% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.7% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.3% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.0% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Lockyer Valley Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+486 local workers)
- None (+478 local workers)
- 40 hours (+289 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+212 local workers)