RDA Darling Downs and South West Region
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 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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| RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 5,730 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 4,410 | 3.8 | 3.4 | +1,320 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 13,341 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 12,450 | 10.7 | 11.0 | +891 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 11,118 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9,978 | 8.6 | 9.4 | +1,140 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 15,641 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 13,281 | 11.4 | 12.0 | +2,360 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 24,071 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 20,792 | 17.9 | 19.3 | +3,279 | ||
| 40 hours | 17,886 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 17,311 | 14.9 | 17.2 | +575 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 11,535 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10,732 | 9.2 | 9.4 | +803 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 24,091 | 19.2 | 13.6 | 25,137 | 21.6 | 16.4 | -1,046 | ||
| Not stated | 2,333 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2,224 | 1.9 | 1.8 | +109 | ||
| Total Persons | 125,746 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 116,315 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9,431 | ||
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 RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2021compared to Queensland within the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 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, 36.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 61.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.1% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.2% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (19.2% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,279 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,360 local workers)
- None (+1,320 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,140 local workers)