Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Bass Coast (S) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.

These flow patterns can inform transport advocacy, local jobs policy, and investment priorities by showing which external labour markets matter most to residents.

Key insight

35.1% of employed residents living in Bass Coast (S) worked outside Bass Coast (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Vic.) was the largest external destination.

Showing

64.9%

Work locally

10,658 residents

35.1%

Commute out

5,764 residents

Chart view

Where Bass Coast (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 16,422.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 16,422
64.9%

Bass Coast

64.9%

10,658

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

8.3%

1,371

South Gippsland

6.7%

1,095

Melbourne

2.6%

425

Cardinia

2.5%

414

Casey

2.3%

380

Greater Dandenong

2.1%

352

Latrobe (Vic.)

0.9%

154

Mornington Peninsula

0.9%

151

Other LGAs

8.7%

1,422

Data table

Where Bass Coast (S) residents work table

Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.

AreaCountShare
Bass Coast10,65864.9%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)1,3718.3%
South Gippsland1,0956.7%
Melbourne4252.6%
Cardinia4142.5%
Casey3802.3%
Greater Dandenong3522.1%
Latrobe (Vic.)1540.9%
Mornington Peninsula1510.9%
Other LGAs1,4228.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.