Moreton Bay Council area

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

46.3% of All industries local workers in the Moreton Bay Council area are employed part-time and 52.0% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Moreton Bay 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

Current area:
Select industry:
Current benchmark:
Sex:
reset
Local workers hours worked, 2021
Moreton Bay Council area - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Queensland%Number%. Queensland%2016 - 2021
None10,8618.07.03,5403.13.4+7,321
1 hour - 15 hours18,34313.511.115,97814.111.0+2,365
16 hours - 24 hours14,64910.89.312,45511.09.4+2,194
25 hours - 34 hours18,94714.012.016,08214.212.0+2,865
35 hours - 39 hours26,60819.620.820,92218.519.3+5,686
40 hours19,50114.416.217,34615.417.2+2,155
41 hours - 48 hours9,7707.28.49,0758.09.4+695
49 hours or more14,55310.713.615,50013.716.4-947
Not stated2,3311.71.82,0671.81.8+264
Total Persons135,563100.0100.0112,965100.0100.0+22,598

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
loading animation
loading animation

Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the Moreton Bay Council area in 2021compared to Queensland within the Moreton Bay 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, 46.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 52.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the Moreton Bay Council area.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Moreton Bay Council area and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.5% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.0% compared to 12.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.4% compared to 16.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.7% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Moreton Bay Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+7,321 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+5,686 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,865 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+2,365 local workers)

RDA Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast

economic profile