Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Glenelg (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

13.9% of employed residents living in Glenelg (S) worked outside Glenelg (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Vic.) was the largest external destination.

Showing

86.1%

Work locally

7,561 residents

13.9%

Commute out

1,217 residents

Chart view

Where Glenelg (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 8,778.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 8,778
86.1%

Glenelg

86.1%

7,561

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

4.1%

360

Southern Grampians

3.8%

334

Mount Gambier

1.3%

111

Warrnambool

0.9%

78

Moyne

0.7%

62

Melbourne

0.4%

39

Grant

0.4%

33

Greater Geelong

0.2%

19

Other LGAs

2.1%

181

Data table

Where Glenelg (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Glenelg7,56186.1%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)3604.1%
Southern Grampians3343.8%
Mount Gambier1111.3%
Warrnambool780.9%
Moyne620.7%
Melbourne390.4%
Grant330.4%
Greater Geelong190.2%
Other LGAs1812.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.