Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Mansfield (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

24.3% of employed residents living in Mansfield (S) worked outside Mansfield (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Vic.) was the largest external destination.

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75.7%

Work locally

3,464 residents

24.3%

Commute out

1,111 residents

Chart view

Where Mansfield (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,575.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 4,575
75.7%

Mansfield

75.7%

3,464

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

6.8%

312

Unincorporated Vic

3.7%

170

Melbourne

1.8%

83

Benalla

1.7%

77

Murrindindi

1.6%

75

Wangaratta

0.7%

34

Greater Shepparton

0.4%

19

Yarra

0.4%

19

Other LGAs

7.0%

322

Data table

Where Mansfield (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Mansfield3,46475.7%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)3126.8%
Unincorporated Vic1703.7%
Melbourne831.8%
Benalla771.7%
Murrindindi751.6%
Wangaratta340.7%
Greater Shepparton190.4%
Yarra190.4%
Other LGAs3227.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.