Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Toowoomba 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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| Toowoomba - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 3,404 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 2,488 | 3.6 | 3.4 | +916 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 8,509 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 7,690 | 11.1 | 11.0 | +819 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 7,372 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 6,339 | 9.1 | 9.4 | +1,033 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 10,206 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 8,436 | 12.2 | 12.0 | +1,770 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 16,529 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 13,895 | 20.0 | 19.3 | +2,634 | ||
| 40 hours | 11,410 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 10,563 | 15.2 | 17.2 | +847 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 7,445 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 6,722 | 9.7 | 9.4 | +723 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 11,751 | 15.1 | 13.6 | 12,049 | 17.4 | 16.4 | -298 | ||
| Not stated | 1,180 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1,158 | 1.7 | 1.8 | +22 | ||
| Total Persons | 77,806 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 69,340 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,466 | ||
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 Toowoomba in 2021compared to Queensland within Toowoomba 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, 37.9% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 60.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Toowoomba.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Toowoomba and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.4% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.7% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.6% compared to 8.4%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (15.1% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Toowoomba between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,634 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,770 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,033 local workers)
- None (+916 local workers)