Western Downs Regional Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
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 | |||||||||
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| Western Downs Regional Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 856 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 677 | 4.2 | 3.4 | +179 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 1,566 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 1,562 | 9.6 | 11.0 | +4 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 1,153 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 1,143 | 7.0 | 9.4 | +10 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 1,675 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 1,504 | 9.3 | 12.0 | +171 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 2,302 | 14.0 | 20.8 | 2,085 | 12.8 | 19.3 | +217 | ||
| 40 hours | 2,149 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 2,103 | 12.9 | 17.2 | +46 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 1,465 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 1,517 | 9.3 | 9.4 | -52 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 4,930 | 30.0 | 13.6 | 5,303 | 32.6 | 16.4 | -373 | ||
| Not stated | 359 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 352 | 2.2 | 1.8 | +7 | ||
| Total Persons | 16,455 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16,246 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +209 | ||
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 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)