Rockhampton Regional Council area
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Rockhampton 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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| Rockhampton Regional Council area - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 1,954 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 1,436 | 3.9 | 3.4 | +518 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,955 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 3,952 | 10.8 | 11.0 | +3 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,500 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 3,242 | 8.9 | 9.4 | +258 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 5,166 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 4,396 | 12.0 | 12.0 | +770 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 9,458 | 24.2 | 20.8 | 8,362 | 22.9 | 19.3 | +1,096 | ||
| 40 hours | 6,054 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 6,205 | 17.0 | 17.2 | -151 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,286 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 3,202 | 8.8 | 9.4 | +84 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 5,006 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 5,216 | 14.3 | 16.4 | -210 | ||
| Not stated | 749 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 572 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +177 | ||
| Total Persons | 39,128 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 36,583 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,545 | ||
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 Rockhampton Regional Council area in 2021compared to Queensland within Rockhampton Regional Council area shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 37.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 60.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Rockhampton Regional Council area.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Rockhampton Regional Council area and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (5.0% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (10.1% compared to 11.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (24.2% compared to 20.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Rockhampton Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,096 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+770 local workers)
- None (+518 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+258 local workers)