Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in RDA Tropical North 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 Tropical North - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 5,536 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 3,814 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +1,722 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 13,581 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11,103 | 10.1 | 11.0 | +2,478 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 11,221 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9,890 | 9.0 | 9.4 | +1,331 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 16,758 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 14,968 | 13.6 | 12.0 | +1,790 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 26,063 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 22,328 | 20.2 | 19.3 | +3,735 | ||
| 40 hours | 17,663 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 17,981 | 16.3 | 17.2 | -318 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 9,728 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 10,339 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -611 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 16,243 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 17,653 | 16.0 | 16.4 | -1,410 | ||
| Not stated | 2,647 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2,383 | 2.2 | 1.8 | +264 | ||
| Total Persons | 119,440 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 110,459 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,981 | ||
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 RDA Tropical North in 2021compared to Queensland within RDA Tropical North 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, 39.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 58.4% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within RDA Tropical North.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in RDA Tropical North and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (4.6% compared to 7.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (14.0% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (21.8% compared to 20.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (14.8% compared to 16.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in RDA Tropical North between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+3,735 local workers)
- 1 hour - 15 hours (+2,478 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+1,790 local workers)
- None (+1,722 local workers)