Southern Downs Regional Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Southern Downs Regional 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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| Southern Downs Regional Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 603 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 504 | 3.8 | 3.4 | +99 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,812 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 1,756 | 13.2 | 11.0 | +56 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,412 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 1,316 | 9.9 | 9.4 | +96 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 2,052 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 1,713 | 12.9 | 12.0 | +339 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,592 | 18.5 | 20.8 | 2,315 | 17.4 | 19.3 | +277 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,843 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 1,922 | 14.4 | 17.2 | -79 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,154 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 1,060 | 8.0 | 9.4 | +94 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 2,235 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 2,411 | 18.1 | 16.4 | -176 | ||
| Not stated | 306 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 314 | 2.4 | 1.8 | -8 | ||
| Total Persons | 14,009 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,311 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +698 | ||
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 Southern Downs Regional Council area in 2021compared to Queensland within the Southern Downs Regional 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, 42.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the Southern Downs Regional Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Southern Downs Regional Council area and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.3% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.6% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.2% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (16.0% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Southern Downs Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+339 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+277 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-176 local workers)
- None (+99 local workers)