Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Sunshine Coast 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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| Sunshine Coast - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| None | 3,388 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3,565 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -177 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 15,278 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 13,304 | 13.9 | 10.5 | +1,974 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 12,754 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 10,615 | 11.1 | 8.9 | +2,139 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 16,487 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 13,431 | 14.0 | 10.9 | +3,056 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 19,291 | 17.4 | 19.3 | 16,232 | 16.9 | 18.3 | +3,059 | ||
| 40 hours | 17,208 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 14,249 | 14.9 | 17.0 | +2,959 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 9,107 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8,379 | 8.7 | 10.6 | +728 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 15,487 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 14,156 | 14.8 | 18.5 | +1,331 | ||
| Not stated | 1,842 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1,910 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -68 | ||
| Total Persons | 110,842 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95,841 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +15,001 | ||
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 Sunshine Coast in 2016 compared to Queensland within Sunshine Coast 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, 43.2% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 55.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 35.9% and 62.3% respectively for Queensland within Sunshine Coast.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Sunshine Coast and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.8% compared to 11.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (11.5% compared to 9.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.9% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (14.0% compared to 16.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Sunshine Coast between 2011 and 2016 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,059 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+3,056 local workers)
- 40 hours (+2,959 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+2,139 local workers)