Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for Logan City's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in Logan City 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 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence
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| Resident workers hours worked | |||||||||
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| City of Logan - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 10,361 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 4,200 | 3.2 | 3.4 | +6,161 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 15,313 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 12,622 | 9.6 | 11.0 | +2,691 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 13,093 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 11,329 | 8.6 | 9.4 | +1,764 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 18,270 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 15,803 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +2,467 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 36,521 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 30,300 | 23.0 | 19.2 | +6,221 | ||
| 40 hours | 25,238 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 24,038 | 18.2 | 17.2 | +1,200 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 12,690 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 12,533 | 9.5 | 9.4 | +157 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 17,023 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 18,280 | 13.9 | 16.6 | -1,257 | ||
| Not stated | 3,203 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2,847 | 2.2 | 1.8 | +356 | ||
| Total Persons | 151,712 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 131,952 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +19,760 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. 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 Logan City's resident workers in 2021 compared to Queensland shows that there was a lower proportion of people who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion of people worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 37.6% of the resident workers in All industries worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 60.3% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.2% and 59.0% respectively for Queensland.
The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) of the Logan City and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.1% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (8.6% compared to 9.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (24.1% compared to 20.7%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 49 hours or more (11.2% compared to 13.7%)
Emerging groups
The number of the resident workers (All industries) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the Logan City increased by 6321 people (7.4%).
The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (All industries) in the Logan City between2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+6,221 persons)
- None (+6,161 persons)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+2,691 persons)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,467 persons)