Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Buloke (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

15.0% of employed residents living in Buloke (S) worked outside Buloke (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Vic.) was the largest external destination.

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85.0%

Work locally

2,238 residents

15.0%

Commute out

396 residents

Chart view

Where Buloke (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,634.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,634
85.0%

Buloke

85.0%

2,238

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

4.7%

124

Yarriambiack

2.7%

71

Swan Hill

2.2%

57

Northern Grampians

1.8%

47

Greater Bendigo

0.9%

24

Horsham

0.9%

23

Loddon

0.9%

23

Ballarat

0.3%

7

Other LGAs

0.8%

20

Data table

Where Buloke (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Buloke2,23885.0%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)1244.7%
Yarriambiack712.7%
Swan Hill572.2%
Northern Grampians471.8%
Greater Bendigo240.9%
Horsham230.9%
Loddon230.9%
Ballarat70.3%
Other LGAs200.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.