Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Tea Tree Gully (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

77.6% of employed residents living in Tea Tree Gully (C) worked outside Tea Tree Gully (C) in 2021. Adelaide was the largest external destination.

Showing

22.4%

Work locally

11,289 residents

77.6%

Commute out

39,161 residents

Chart view

Where Tea Tree Gully (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 50,450.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 50,450
22.4%

Tea Tree Gully

22.4%

11,289

Adelaide

16.6%

8,388

Salisbury

12.7%

6,395

Port Adelaide Enfield

12.6%

6,354

Playford

5.1%

2,566

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.9%

2,449

West Torrens

4.3%

2,149

Norwood Payneham and St Peters

4.1%

2,061

Charles Sturt

3.8%

1,908

Other LGAs

13.7%

6,891

Data table

Where Tea Tree Gully (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Tea Tree Gully11,28922.4%
Adelaide8,38816.6%
Salisbury6,39512.7%
Port Adelaide Enfield6,35412.6%
Playford2,5665.1%
No Fixed Address (SA)2,4494.9%
West Torrens2,1494.3%
Norwood Payneham and St Peters2,0614.1%
Charles Sturt1,9083.8%
Other LGAs6,89113.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.