As Queenslanders filled out census forms in early August last year, Brisbane had just emerged from its fifth COVID lockdown and state health authorities had registered fewer than 2,000 infections.
The latest set of data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics – described as “remarkable insight” into working life during the pandemic – reveals that 5 per cent of the state’s population was working from home.
A Brisbane resident walks past a closed restaurant during the COVID lockdown in early August last year.attributed to him:Juno Searle / Getty Images
While 344,696 of the 2.4 million people working across the state on August 10 last year worked remotely, another 171,840 did not work hours because they were on vacation, in lockdown or self-isolating.
Across the country, more than 20 percent of the 12 million people with jobs work from home — and those in eastern states and capitals are more likely to do so than their western and regional counterparts.
Australian statistician Dr David Gruen said restrictions at the time, particularly in New South Wales, had led to “unprecedented results”, leaving 15 per cent of the construction workforce in that state, compared to 3 per cent in the state. other places.
“The 2021 census will provide lasting value to researchers and policy makers by revealing how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed life in Australia,” Gruen said in a statement.
Since then, Queensland health authorities alone have reported more than 1.6 million cases of coronavirus, although experts believe the true number is much higher.
Governments across the country have now moved away from restrictions previously used to slow the virus – including mandatory isolation, the use of masks and daily status updates – although some medical groups are wary.
Originally published at Melbourne News Vine
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