Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Randwick (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

70.8% of employed residents living in Randwick (C) worked outside Randwick (C) in 2021. Sydney was the largest external destination.

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29.2%

Work locally

20,152 residents

70.8%

Commute out

48,869 residents

Chart view

Where Randwick (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 69,021.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 69,021
29.2%

Randwick

29.2%

20,152

Sydney

34.6%

23,849

Bayside (NSW)

7.0%

4,828

Waverley

4.3%

2,968

No Fixed Address (NSW)

3.8%

2,635

North Sydney

2.6%

1,826

Woollahra

2.6%

1,773

Inner West

2.4%

1,662

Parramatta

1.6%

1,116

Other LGAs

11.9%

8,212

Data table

Where Randwick (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Randwick20,15229.2%
Sydney23,84934.6%
Bayside (NSW)4,8287.0%
Waverley2,9684.3%
No Fixed Address (NSW)2,6353.8%
North Sydney1,8262.6%
Woollahra1,7732.6%
Inner West1,6622.4%
Parramatta1,1161.6%
Other LGAs8,21211.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.