Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Bridgetown-Greenbushes (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

33.7% of employed residents living in Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) worked outside Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) in 2021. Manjimup was the largest external destination.

Showing

66.3%

Work locally

1,494 residents

33.7%

Commute out

760 residents

Chart view

Where Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,254.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,254
66.3%

Bridgetown-Greenbushes

66.3%

1,494

Manjimup

9.3%

209

No Fixed Address (WA)

7.1%

160

Boyup Brook

2.4%

54

Donnybrook-Balingup

2.3%

52

East Pilbara

2.0%

44

Bunbury

1.6%

37

Ashburton

0.8%

19

Perth

0.8%

19

Other LGAs

7.4%

166

Data table

Where Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Bridgetown-Greenbushes1,49466.3%
Manjimup2099.3%
No Fixed Address (WA)1607.1%
Boyup Brook542.4%
Donnybrook-Balingup522.3%
East Pilbara442.0%
Bunbury371.6%
Ashburton190.8%
Perth190.8%
Other LGAs1667.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.