Surat Basin

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

36.3% of All industries local workers in Surat Basin are employed part-time and 62.0% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Surat Basin 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
Surat Basin - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Queensland%Number%. Queensland%2016 - 2021
None4,7214.67.03,5273.83.4+1,194
1 hour - 15 hours10,66210.511.19,80210.611.0+860
16 hours - 24 hours8,9498.89.37,9038.59.4+1,046
25 hours - 34 hours12,51112.312.010,49411.312.0+2,017
35 hours - 39 hours19,99619.720.817,00318.419.3+2,993
40 hours14,55814.316.213,74614.817.2+812
41 hours - 48 hours9,4899.38.48,8289.59.4+661
49 hours or more18,96718.713.619,67121.216.4-704
Not stated1,7311.71.81,6601.81.8+71
Total Persons101,584100.0100.092,634100.0100.0+8,950

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Surat Basin in 2021compared to Queensland within Surat Basin 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, 36.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Surat Basin.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Surat Basin and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 7.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (19.7% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.3% compared to 16.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (18.7% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Surat Basin between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,993 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+2,017 local workers)
  • None (+1,194 local workers)
  • 16 hours - 24 hours (+1,046 local workers)

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