South West Queensland ROC
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the South West Queensland ROC 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 West Queensland ROC - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 705 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 571 | 4.5 | 3.4 | +134 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 993 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 1,013 | 8.0 | 11.0 | -20 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 785 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 777 | 6.1 | 9.4 | +8 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,147 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 1,111 | 8.8 | 12.0 | +36 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,013 | 15.8 | 20.8 | 1,865 | 14.7 | 19.3 | +148 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,788 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 1,979 | 15.6 | 17.2 | -191 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 960 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 989 | 7.8 | 9.4 | -29 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 3,948 | 31.0 | 13.6 | 4,045 | 32.0 | 16.4 | -97 | ||
| Not stated | 379 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 301 | 2.4 | 1.8 | +78 | ||
| Total Persons | 12,718 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 12,651 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +67 | ||
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 the South West Queensland ROC in 2021compared to Queensland within the South West Queensland ROC 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, 28.5% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 68.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the South West Queensland ROC.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the South West Queensland ROC and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (7.8% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (6.2% compared to 9.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (15.8% compared to 20.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (31.0% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the South West Queensland ROC between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 40 hours (-191 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+148 local workers)
- None (+134 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-97 local workers)