RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Resident workers - Hours worked

40.3% of the resident workers (Financial and Insurance Services) in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region work 40 or more hours, compared to 25.8% in Arts and Recreation Services.

Hours worked shows the distribution of employment hours for RDA Darling Downs and South West Region's residents. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.

The hours worked by employed people in RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 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
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - Financial and Insurance Services20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Arts and Recreation Services%Number%. Arts and Recreation Services%2016 - 2021
None1205.16.61114.74.0+9
1 hour - 15 hours954.024.91024.326.0-7
16 hours - 24 hours1576.711.21657.09.7-8
25 hours - 34 hours25610.814.725911.011.8-3
35 hours - 39 hours77532.815.570229.716.9+73
40 hours43618.510.444218.711.2-6
41 hours - 48 hours2239.45.224910.55.8-26
49 hours or more29312.410.232113.613.8-28
Not stated50.21.4130.50.9-8
Total Persons2,360100.0100.02,364100.0100.0-4

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region's resident workers in 2021 compared to Arts and Recreation Services 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, 26.6% of the resident workers in Financial and Insurance Services worked part-time (34 hours or less), and 73.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 57.3% and 41.4% respectively for Arts and Recreation Services.

The major differences between the hours worked by the resident workers (Financial and Insurance Services) of the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and the Arts and Recreation Services workforce were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 1 hour - 15 hours (4.0% compared to 24.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.7% compared to 11.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 35 hours - 39 hours (32.8% compared to 15.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers worked 40 hours (18.5% compared to 10.4%)

Emerging groups

The number of the resident workers (Financial and Insurance Services) working full-time (35 hours or more) in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region increased by 13 people (0.8%).

The largest changes in hours worked by the resident workers (Financial and Insurance Services) in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+73 persons)
  • 49 hours or more (-28 persons)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (-26 persons)
  • None (+9 persons)

RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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