Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Orange (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

15.9% of employed residents living in Orange (C) worked outside Orange (C) in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

Showing

84.1%

Work locally

17,137 residents

15.9%

Commute out

3,242 residents

Chart view

Where Orange (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 20,379.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 20,379
84.1%

Orange

84.1%

17,137

No Fixed Address (NSW)

3.4%

686

Cabonne

3.3%

673

Blayney

3.0%

609

Bathurst Regional

2.5%

514

Sydney

0.6%

130

Dubbo Regional

0.3%

70

Parkes

0.3%

54

Parramatta

0.2%

34

Other LGAs

2.3%

472

Data table

Where Orange (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Orange17,13784.1%
No Fixed Address (NSW)6863.4%
Cabonne6733.3%
Blayney6093.0%
Bathurst Regional5142.5%
Sydney1300.6%
Dubbo Regional700.3%
Parkes540.3%
Parramatta340.2%
Other LGAs4722.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.