Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of East Gippsland (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

11.8% of employed residents living in East Gippsland (S) worked outside East Gippsland (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Vic.) was the largest external destination.

Showing

88.2%

Work locally

16,838 residents

11.8%

Commute out

2,260 residents

Chart view

Where East Gippsland (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 19,098.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 19,098
88.2%

East Gippsland

88.2%

16,838

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

6.0%

1,154

Wellington

1.8%

343

Melbourne

0.6%

122

Latrobe (Vic.)

0.5%

97

Snowy Monaro Regional

0.2%

33

Greater Dandenong

0.2%

29

Unincorporated ACT

0.1%

22

Knox

0.1%

21

Other LGAs

2.3%

439

Data table

Where East Gippsland (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
East Gippsland16,83888.2%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)1,1546.0%
Wellington3431.8%
Melbourne1220.6%
Latrobe (Vic.)970.5%
Snowy Monaro Regional330.2%
Greater Dandenong290.2%
Unincorporated ACT220.1%
Knox210.1%
Other LGAs4392.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.