Redland City

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

49.7% of All industries local workers in Redland City are employed part-time and 48.7% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Redland City 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
Redland City - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Queensland%Number%. Queensland%2016 - 2021
None3,8948.67.01,2713.13.4+2,623
1 hour - 15 hours6,93415.411.16,38115.711.0+553
16 hours - 24 hours5,21911.69.34,76311.79.4+456
25 hours - 34 hours6,34714.112.05,79514.312.0+552
35 hours - 39 hours8,39818.620.87,00617.319.3+1,392
40 hours6,29714.016.26,25315.417.2+44
41 hours - 48 hours2,7606.18.43,0417.59.4-281
49 hours or more4,49310.013.65,40413.316.4-911
Not stated7201.61.86581.61.8+62
Total Persons45,062100.0100.040,572100.0100.0+4,490

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 Redland City in 2021compared to Queensland within Redland City 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, 49.7% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 48.7% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Redland City.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Redland City and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (15.4% compared to 11.1%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.6% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (6.1% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.0% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Redland City between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • None (+2,623 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,392 local workers)
  • 49 hours or more (-911 local workers)
  • 1 hour - 15 hours (+553 local workers)

Redland City Council

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