Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Subiaco (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

80.4% of employed residents living in Subiaco (C) worked outside Subiaco (C) in 2021. Perth was the largest external destination.

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19.6%

Work locally

1,783 residents

80.4%

Commute out

7,314 residents

Chart view

Where Subiaco (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 9,097.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 9,097
19.6%

Subiaco

19.6%

1,783

Perth

36.1%

3,284

Stirling

5.7%

519

Nedlands

4.3%

390

Cambridge

3.8%

345

Melville

2.8%

251

No Fixed Address (WA)

2.6%

237

Vincent

2.5%

228

Belmont

2.1%

194

Other LGAs

20.5%

1,866

Data table

Where Subiaco (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Subiaco1,78319.6%
Perth3,28436.1%
Stirling5195.7%
Nedlands3904.3%
Cambridge3453.8%
Melville2512.8%
No Fixed Address (WA)2372.6%
Vincent2282.5%
Belmont1942.1%
Other LGAs1,86620.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.