Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of East Fremantle (T) 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

85.6% of employed residents living in East Fremantle (T) worked outside East Fremantle (T) in 2021. Perth was the largest external destination.

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14.4%

Work locally

571 residents

85.6%

Commute out

3,391 residents

Chart view

Where East Fremantle (T) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 3,962.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 3,962
14.4%

East Fremantle

14.4%

571

Perth

17.8%

705

Fremantle

15.6%

619

Melville

12.4%

490

Cockburn

5.4%

215

Subiaco

3.1%

122

No Fixed Address (WA)

3.1%

122

Stirling

2.9%

113

Canning

2.5%

98

Other LGAs

22.9%

907

Data table

Where East Fremantle (T) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
East Fremantle57114.4%
Perth70517.8%
Fremantle61915.6%
Melville49012.4%
Cockburn2155.4%
Subiaco1223.1%
No Fixed Address (WA)1223.1%
Stirling1132.9%
Canning982.5%
Other LGAs90722.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.