RDA Darling Downs and South West Region
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
34.5% of local workers in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region are employed part-time and 63.6% are employed full-time.
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Please note – The 2016 Census used a new methodology to “impute” a work location to people who didn’t state their workplace address. As a result, 2016 and 2011 place of work data are not normally comparable. To allow comparison between 2011 and 2016, .id has sourced a 2011 dataset from the ABS which was experimentally imputed using the same methodology. To provide this detail, RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2011 had to be constructed from a best fit of Work Destination Zones (DZNs). While it may not be an exact match to the LGA or region boundary, it is considered close enough to allow some comparison. Users should treat this time series data with caution, however, and not compare directly with 2011 data from any other source.
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| RDA Darling Downs and South West Region - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Wholesale Trade % | Number | % | Wholesale Trade % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| None | 4,410 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 4,490 | 3.9 | 2.3 | -80 | 22001 |
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 12,450 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 11,666 | 10.2 | 6.4 | +784 | 22002 |
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 9,978 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 9,509 | 8.3 | 4.9 | +469 | 22003 |
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 13,281 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 12,195 | 10.6 | 7.0 | +1,086 | 22004 |
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 20,792 | 17.9 | 20.9 | 19,660 | 17.1 | 16.7 | +1,132 | 22005 |
| 40 hours | 17,311 | 14.9 | 21.7 | 16,935 | 14.8 | 20.8 | +376 | 22006 |
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 10,732 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 11,188 | 9.7 | 15.8 | -456 | 22007 |
| 49 hours or more | 25,137 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 26,337 | 22.9 | 24.2 | -1,200 | 22008 |
| Not stated | 2,224 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2,779 | 2.4 | 1.9 | -555 | 22009 |
| Total persons | 116,315 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 114,759 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,556 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region in 2016 compared to the Wholesale Trade workforce within RDA Darling Downs and South West Region 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, 34.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 63.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 19.4% and 79.6% respectively for the Wholesale Trade workforce within 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 the Wholesale Trade workforce were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (11.4% compared to 6.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.7% compared to 6.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.9% compared to 21.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.2% compared to 14.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 49 hours or more (-1,200 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,132 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,086 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+784 local workers)