Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Break O'Day (M) 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

22.0% of employed residents living in Break O'Day (M) worked outside Break O'Day (M) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Tas.) was the largest external destination.

Showing

78.0%

Work locally

1,797 residents

22.0%

Commute out

506 residents

Chart view

Where Break O'Day (M) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,303.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,303
78.0%

Break O'Day

78.0%

1,797

No Fixed Address (Tas.)

8.8%

203

Launceston

3.4%

79

Glamorgan-Spring Bay

2.3%

54

Dorset

1.5%

34

Northern Midlands

1.0%

23

Hobart

0.7%

16

Devonport

0.5%

11

Clarence

0.4%

10

Other LGAs

3.3%

76

Data table

Where Break O'Day (M) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Break O'Day1,79778.0%
No Fixed Address (Tas.)2038.8%
Launceston793.4%
Glamorgan-Spring Bay542.3%
Dorset341.5%
Northern Midlands231.0%
Hobart160.7%
Devonport110.5%
Clarence100.4%
Other LGAs763.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.