Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Glamorgan/Spring Bay (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

21.2% of employed residents living in Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) worked outside Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Tas.) was the largest external destination.

Showing

78.8%

Work locally

1,583 residents

21.2%

Commute out

427 residents

Chart view

Where Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,010.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,010
78.8%

Glamorgan-Spring Bay

78.8%

1,583

No Fixed Address (Tas.)

4.6%

92

Hobart

4.5%

90

Clarence

2.3%

47

Sorell

1.6%

32

Glenorchy

1.4%

29

Launceston

0.9%

19

Break O'Day

0.7%

15

Northern Midlands

0.7%

14

Other LGAs

4.4%

89

Data table

Where Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Glamorgan-Spring Bay1,58378.8%
No Fixed Address (Tas.)924.6%
Hobart904.5%
Clarence472.3%
Sorell321.6%
Glenorchy291.4%
Launceston190.9%
Break O'Day150.7%
Northern Midlands140.7%
Other LGAs894.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.