Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Whitsunday 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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Whitsunday - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 681 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 532 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +149 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 1,703 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 1,316 | 8.7 | 11.0 | +387 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 1,384 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 1,145 | 7.6 | 9.4 | +239 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 2,252 | 13.2 | 12.0 | 1,794 | 11.9 | 12.0 | +458 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 3,438 | 20.2 | 20.8 | 2,418 | 16.0 | 19.3 | +1,020 | ||
40 hours | 2,328 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 2,410 | 16.0 | 17.2 | -82 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 1,537 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 1,733 | 11.5 | 9.4 | -196 | ||
49 hours or more | 3,351 | 19.6 | 13.6 | 3,440 | 22.8 | 16.4 | -89 | ||
Not stated | 386 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 317 | 2.1 | 1.8 | +69 | ||
Total Persons | 17,060 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,105 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,955 | ||
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 Whitsunday in 2021compared to Queensland within Whitsunday 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, 35.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 62.5% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within Whitsunday.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Whitsunday and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.0% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (13.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (13.6% compared to 16.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (19.6% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Whitsunday between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+1,020 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+458 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+387 local workers)
- 16 hours - 24 hours (+239 local workers)