Somerset Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Somerset Regional Council 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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| Somerset Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 425 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 186 | 3.1 | 3.4 | +239 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 873 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 797 | 13.1 | 11.0 | +76 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 637 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 540 | 8.9 | 9.4 | +97 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 922 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 802 | 13.2 | 12.0 | +120 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,325 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 820 | 13.5 | 19.3 | +505 | ||
| 40 hours | 944 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 933 | 15.3 | 17.2 | +11 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 530 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 576 | 9.5 | 9.4 | -46 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 1,206 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 1,270 | 20.9 | 16.4 | -64 | ||
| Not stated | 183 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 162 | 2.7 | 1.8 | +21 | ||
| Total Persons | 7,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,086 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +959 | ||
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 Somerset Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within the Somerset Regional Council 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, 40.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 56.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the Somerset Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Somerset Regional Council and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (12.4% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (18.8% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.4% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (17.1% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Somerset Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+505 local workers)
- None (+239 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+120 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+97 local workers)