Noosa Shire Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Noosa 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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| Noosa Shire Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 2,509 | 10.9 | 7.0 | 608 | 3.0 | 3.4 | +1,901 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,842 | 16.8 | 11.1 | 3,148 | 15.6 | 11.0 | +694 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 2,730 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 2,452 | 12.2 | 9.4 | +278 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 3,389 | 14.8 | 12.0 | 3,413 | 17.0 | 12.0 | -24 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 3,633 | 15.9 | 20.8 | 3,139 | 15.6 | 19.3 | +494 | ||
| 40 hours | 2,919 | 12.7 | 16.2 | 2,905 | 14.4 | 17.2 | +14 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,283 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 1,494 | 7.4 | 9.4 | -211 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,175 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 2,636 | 13.1 | 16.4 | -461 | ||
| Not stated | 440 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 330 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +110 | ||
| Total Persons | 22,920 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20,125 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,795 | ||
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 Noosa Shire Council area in 2021compared to Queensland within Noosa 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, 54.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 43.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Noosa Shire Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Noosa Shire Council area and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not work (10.9% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (16.8% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.9% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (9.5% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Noosa Shire Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+1,901 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+694 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+494 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-461 local workers)