Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the RDA MBSC 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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| RDA MBSC - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 24,935 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7,536 | 3.1 | 3.4 | +17,399 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 40,311 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 34,404 | 14.1 | 11.0 | +5,907 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 32,417 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 27,661 | 11.3 | 9.4 | +4,756 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 41,820 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 35,982 | 14.8 | 12.0 | +5,838 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 56,014 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 43,352 | 17.8 | 19.3 | +12,662 | ||
| 40 hours | 42,105 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 37,459 | 15.4 | 17.2 | +4,646 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 20,726 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 19,676 | 8.1 | 9.4 | +1,050 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 31,389 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 33,623 | 13.8 | 16.4 | -2,234 | ||
| Not stated | 5,033 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4,239 | 1.7 | 1.8 | +794 | ||
| Total Persons | 294,750 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 243,932 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +50,818 | ||
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 RDA MBSC in 2021compared to Queensland within the RDA MBSC shows that there was a higher proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a lower proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 47.3% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 51.0% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the RDA MBSC.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the RDA MBSC and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (13.7% compared to 11.1%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.2% compared to 12.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.3% compared to 16.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 49 hours or more (10.6% compared to 13.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the RDA MBSC between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+17,399 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+12,662 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+5,907 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+5,838 local workers)