Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Rockingham (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

62.7% of employed residents living in Rockingham (C) worked outside Rockingham (C) in 2021. Cockburn was the largest external destination.

Showing

37.3%

Work locally

23,446 residents

62.7%

Commute out

39,490 residents

Chart view

Where Rockingham (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 62,936.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 62,936
37.3%

Rockingham

37.3%

23,446

Cockburn

8.2%

5,152

Kwinana

8.0%

5,039

Perth

6.5%

4,075

Mandurah

6.1%

3,849

No Fixed Address (WA)

5.3%

3,320

Canning

3.3%

2,075

Melville

2.9%

1,821

Fremantle

2.2%

1,365

Other LGAs

20.3%

12,794

Data table

Where Rockingham (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Rockingham23,44637.3%
Cockburn5,1528.2%
Kwinana5,0398.0%
Perth4,0756.5%
Mandurah3,8496.1%
No Fixed Address (WA)3,3205.3%
Canning2,0753.3%
Melville1,8212.9%
Fremantle1,3652.2%
Other LGAs12,79420.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.