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 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
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| Local workers hours worked, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Rockhampton Regional Council area - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 1,436 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1,523 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -87 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 3,952 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 3,370 | 9.1 | 10.5 | +582 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 3,242 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 2,933 | 7.9 | 8.9 | +309 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 4,396 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4,000 | 10.8 | 10.9 | +396 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 8,362 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 8,200 | 22.1 | 18.3 | +162 | ||
| 40 hours | 6,205 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 6,177 | 16.6 | 17.0 | +28 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 3,202 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 3,865 | 10.4 | 10.6 | -663 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 5,216 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 6,088 | 16.4 | 18.5 | -872 | ||
| Not stated | 572 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 954 | 2.6 | 1.5 | -382 | ||
| Total Persons | 36,583 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 37,110 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -527 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 2016 compared 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, 35.6% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.8% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 35.9% and 62.3% 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 worked 16 hours - 24 hours (8.9% compared to 9.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.9% compared to 19.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (8.8% compared to 9.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (14.3% compared to 16.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Rockhampton Regional Council area between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 49 hours or more (-872 local workers)
- 41 hours - 48 hours (-663 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+582 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+396 local workers)