Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of No usual address (Vic.) 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

82.6% of employed residents living in No usual address (Vic.) worked outside No usual address (Vic.) in 2021. Melbourne was the largest external destination.

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17.4%

Work locally

302 residents

82.6%

Commute out

1,435 residents

Chart view

Where No usual address (Vic.) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,737.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,737
17.4%

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

17.4%

302

Melbourne

10.6%

184

Unincorporated Vic

5.4%

93

Greater Geelong

3.1%

53

Greater Dandenong

2.9%

50

Yarra

2.4%

42

Mornington Peninsula

2.1%

37

Hume

1.9%

33

Wyndham

1.9%

33

Other LGAs

52.4%

910

Data table

Where No usual address (Vic.) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
No Fixed Address (Vic.)30217.4%
Melbourne18410.6%
Unincorporated Vic935.4%
Greater Geelong533.1%
Greater Dandenong502.9%
Yarra422.4%
Mornington Peninsula372.1%
Hume331.9%
Wyndham331.9%
Other LGAs91052.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.