Tablelands (R)

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

42.4% of All industries local workers in Tablelands (R) are employed part-time and 54.7% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Tablelands (R) 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
Tablelands (R) - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Queensland%Number%. Queensland%2016 - 2021
None4374.67.03444.03.4+93
1 hour - 15 hours1,23913.211.11,20614.111.0+33
16 hours - 24 hours96310.29.390010.59.4+63
25 hours - 34 hours1,35014.312.01,21814.212.0+132
35 hours - 39 hours1,63017.320.81,38016.119.3+250
40 hours1,28013.616.21,14613.417.2+134
41 hours - 48 hours7638.18.46557.69.4+108
49 hours or more1,47815.713.61,52717.816.4-49
Not stated2793.01.81972.31.8+82
Total Persons9,419100.0100.08,573100.0100.0+846

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Tablelands (R) in 2021compared to Queensland within Tablelands (R) 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, 42.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 54.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Tablelands (R).

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Tablelands (R) and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 7.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.3% compared to 12.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (17.3% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.6% compared to 16.2%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Tablelands (R) between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+250 local workers)
  • 40 hours (+134 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+132 local workers)
  • 41 hours - 48 hours (+108 local workers)

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