Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Unincorporated Vic 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

19.1% of employed residents living in Unincorporated Vic worked outside Unincorporated Vic in 2021. Mansfield was the largest external destination.

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80.9%

Work locally

416 residents

19.1%

Commute out

98 residents

Chart view

Where Unincorporated Vic residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 514.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 514
80.9%

Unincorporated Vic

80.9%

416

Mansfield

5.3%

27

Alpine

4.3%

22

No Fixed Address (Vic.)

2.7%

14

Melbourne

2.5%

13

Port Phillip

1.2%

6

Yarra

1.2%

6

Mornington Peninsula

0.8%

4

Boroondara

0.6%

3

Other LGAs

0.6%

3

Data table

Where Unincorporated Vic residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Unincorporated Vic41680.9%
Mansfield275.3%
Alpine224.3%
No Fixed Address (Vic.)142.7%
Melbourne132.5%
Port Phillip61.2%
Yarra61.2%
Mornington Peninsula40.8%
Boroondara30.6%
Other LGAs30.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.