Townsville City Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the Townsville City 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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| Townsville City Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 3,863 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 3,103 | 3.8 | 3.4 | +760 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 9,119 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 8,843 | 10.8 | 11.0 | +276 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 7,073 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 6,837 | 8.4 | 9.4 | +236 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 11,028 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 9,456 | 11.6 | 12.0 | +1,572 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 19,888 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 17,636 | 21.6 | 19.3 | +2,252 | ||
| 40 hours | 14,735 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 14,018 | 17.2 | 17.2 | +717 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 8,417 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 8,299 | 10.2 | 9.4 | +118 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 11,322 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 12,185 | 14.9 | 16.4 | -863 | ||
| Not stated | 1,327 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1,338 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -11 | ||
| Total Persons | 86,772 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 81,715 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +5,057 | ||
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 Townsville City Council in 2021compared to Queensland within the Townsville City Council 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, 35.8% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.6% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the Townsville City Council.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the Townsville City Council and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.5% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (8.2% compared to 9.3%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (22.9% compared to 20.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.7% compared to 8.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the Townsville City Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+2,252 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,572 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-863 local workers)
- None (+760 local workers)