Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Peppermint Grove (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

81.1% of employed residents living in Peppermint Grove (S) worked outside Peppermint Grove (S) in 2021. Perth was the largest external destination.

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18.9%

Work locally

132 residents

81.1%

Commute out

566 residents

Chart view

Where Peppermint Grove (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 698.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 698
18.9%

Peppermint Grove

18.9%

132

Perth

25.5%

178

Cottesloe

6.4%

45

Nedlands

5.7%

40

Fremantle

4.9%

34

Subiaco

4.4%

31

Claremont

4.0%

28

Cambridge

3.9%

27

Melville

3.6%

25

Other LGAs

22.6%

158

Data table

Where Peppermint Grove (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Peppermint Grove13218.9%
Perth17825.5%
Cottesloe456.4%
Nedlands405.7%
Fremantle344.9%
Subiaco314.4%
Claremont284.0%
Cambridge273.9%
Melville253.6%
Other LGAs15822.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.