Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Boroondara (C) 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

72.8% of employed residents living in Boroondara (C) worked outside Boroondara (C) in 2021. Melbourne was the largest external destination.

Showing

27.2%

Work locally

23,688 residents

72.8%

Commute out

63,252 residents

Chart view

Where Boroondara (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 86,940.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 86,940
27.2%

Boroondara

27.2%

23,688

Melbourne

26.8%

23,267

Yarra

6.9%

6,000

Whitehorse

5.0%

4,315

Monash

4.5%

3,869

Stonnington

4.4%

3,812

Port Phillip

2.9%

2,542

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

2.9%

2,529

Manningham

1.7%

1,458

Other LGAs

17.8%

15,460

Data table

Where Boroondara (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Boroondara23,68827.2%
Melbourne23,26726.8%
Yarra6,0006.9%
Whitehorse4,3155.0%
Monash3,8694.5%
Stonnington3,8124.4%
Port Phillip2,5422.9%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)2,5292.9%
Manningham1,4581.7%
Other LGAs15,46017.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.