Maranoa Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Maranoa 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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Maranoa Regional Council - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 362 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 331 | 4.6 | 3.8 | +31 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 550 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 493 | 6.8 | 10.5 | +57 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 421 | 6.0 | 9.4 | 422 | 5.9 | 8.9 | -1 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 554 | 7.9 | 12.0 | 555 | 7.7 | 10.9 | -1 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,023 | 14.5 | 19.3 | 907 | 12.6 | 18.3 | +116 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,080 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 1,148 | 15.9 | 17.0 | -68 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 589 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 602 | 8.4 | 10.6 | -13 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,319 | 32.9 | 16.4 | 2,523 | 35.0 | 18.5 | -204 | ||
| Not stated | 150 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 218 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -68 | ||
| Total Persons | 7,048 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,199 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -151 | ||
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 Maranoa Regional Council in 2016 compared to Queensland within Maranoa Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 26.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 71.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 35.9% and 62.3% respectively for Queensland within Maranoa Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Maranoa Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.0% compared to 9.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (7.9% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (14.5% compared to 19.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (32.9% compared to 16.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Maranoa Regional Council between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 49 hours or more (-204 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+116 local workers)
- Not stated (-68 local workers)
- 40 hours (-68 local workers)