Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Murrindindi (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

44.4% of employed residents living in Murrindindi (S) worked outside Murrindindi (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Vic.) was the largest external destination.

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55.6%

Work locally

3,772 residents

44.4%

Commute out

3,013 residents

Chart view

Where Murrindindi (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 6,785.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 6,785
55.6%

Murrindindi

55.6%

3,772

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

8.9%

601

Yarra Ranges

6.0%

410

Whittlesea

4.2%

285

Melbourne

3.0%

206

Mitchell

2.6%

178

Hume

2.4%

166

Maroondah

1.9%

128

Nillumbik

1.5%

102

Other LGAs

13.8%

937

Data table

Where Murrindindi (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Murrindindi3,77255.6%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)6018.9%
Yarra Ranges4106.0%
Whittlesea2854.2%
Melbourne2063.0%
Mitchell1782.6%
Hume1662.4%
Maroondah1281.9%
Nillumbik1021.5%
Other LGAs93713.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.