Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Mount Alexander (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

43.2% of employed residents living in Mount Alexander (S) worked outside Mount Alexander (S) in 2021. Greater Bendigo was the largest external destination.

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56.8%

Work locally

4,850 residents

43.2%

Commute out

3,692 residents

Chart view

Where Mount Alexander (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 8,542.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 8,542
56.8%

Mount Alexander

56.8%

4,850

Greater Bendigo

14.4%

1,233

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

5.7%

486

Melbourne

5.7%

484

Macedon Ranges

5.2%

447

Hepburn

2.1%

177

Central Goldfields

1.7%

144

Yarra

1.0%

83

Ballarat

0.7%

62

Other LGAs

6.7%

576

Data table

Where Mount Alexander (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Mount Alexander4,85056.8%
Greater Bendigo1,23314.4%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)4865.7%
Melbourne4845.7%
Macedon Ranges4475.2%
Hepburn1772.1%
Central Goldfields1441.7%
Yarra831.0%
Ballarat620.7%
Other LGAs5766.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.