Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Mandurah (C) 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

52.3% of employed residents living in Mandurah (C) worked outside Mandurah (C) in 2021. Rockingham was the largest external destination.

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47.7%

Work locally

17,211 residents

52.3%

Commute out

18,902 residents

Chart view

Where Mandurah (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 36,113.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 36,113
47.7%

Mandurah

47.7%

17,211

Rockingham

6.7%

2,426

No Fixed Address (WA)

5.8%

2,086

Murray

5.5%

1,999

Perth

4.5%

1,622

Cockburn

3.1%

1,124

Kwinana

3.0%

1,099

East Pilbara

2.3%

822

Canning

1.8%

637

Other LGAs

19.6%

7,087

Data table

Where Mandurah (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Mandurah17,21147.7%
Rockingham2,4266.7%
No Fixed Address (WA)2,0865.8%
Murray1,9995.5%
Perth1,6224.5%
Cockburn1,1243.1%
Kwinana1,0993.0%
East Pilbara8222.3%
Canning6371.8%
Other LGAs7,08719.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.