Western Downs Regional Council

Local workers - Hours worked - All industries

31.9% of All industries local workers in Western Downs Regional Council are employed part-time and 65.9% are employed full-time.

Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Western Downs Regional 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
Western Downs Regional Council - All industries20212016Change
Hours workedNumber%. Queensland%Number%. Queensland%2016 - 2021
None8565.27.06774.23.4+179
1 hour - 15 hours1,5669.511.11,5629.611.0+4
16 hours - 24 hours1,1537.09.31,1437.09.4+10
25 hours - 34 hours1,67510.212.01,5049.312.0+171
35 hours - 39 hours2,30214.020.82,08512.819.3+217
40 hours2,14913.116.22,10312.917.2+46
41 hours - 48 hours1,4658.98.41,5179.39.4-52
49 hours or more4,93030.013.65,30332.616.4-373
Not stated3592.21.83522.21.8+7
Total Persons16,455100.0100.016,246100.0100.0+209

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 Western Downs Regional Council in 2021compared to Queensland within Western Downs Regional 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, 31.9% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 65.9% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Western Downs Regional Council.

The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Western Downs Regional Council and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 16 hours - 24 hours (7.0% compared to 9.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (14.0% compared to 20.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.1% compared to 16.2%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (30.0% compared to 13.6%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Western Downs Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 49 hours or more (-373 local workers)
  • 35 hours - 39 hours (+217 local workers)
  • None (+179 local workers)
  • 25 hours - 34 hours (+171 local workers)

Western Downs Regional Council

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