South Burnett Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in South Burnett Regional Council 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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South Burnett Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 533 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 401 | 3.6 | 3.4 | +132 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 1,346 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 1,307 | 11.8 | 11.0 | +39 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 1,066 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 1,069 | 9.7 | 9.4 | -3 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 1,655 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 1,534 | 13.9 | 12.0 | +121 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 2,361 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 1,936 | 17.5 | 19.3 | +425 | ||
40 hours | 1,467 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 1,437 | 13.0 | 17.2 | +30 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 960 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 914 | 8.3 | 9.4 | +46 | ||
49 hours or more | 2,005 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 2,196 | 19.9 | 16.4 | -191 | ||
Not stated | 311 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 260 | 2.4 | 1.8 | +51 | ||
Total Persons | 11,704 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,054 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +650 | ||
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 South Burnett Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within South Burnett Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 39.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within South Burnett Regional Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in South Burnett Regional Council 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 (14.1% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (12.5% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (17.1% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in South Burnett Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+425 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-191 local workers)
- None (+132 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+121 local workers)