The Hills Shire

Where do our workers come from? - Employment self-sufficiency

Journey to Work data is based on the 2006 Census Question: 'For the main job held last week, what was the person's workplace address?'

Self-sufficiency measures the proportion of workers in the area who also live in the Local Government Area or region. It indicates the level at which the residents meet the labour requirements of the industries or businesses.

Self sufficiency is likely to be higher for regional areas, lower in metropolitan areas and is influenced by:

  • The nature of employment opportunities versus the skills and qualifications of residents;
  • Transport options available and commuting times;
  • Relationship between wages and salaries and house prices in the area; and
  • The geographic size of the area.

Employment self-sufficiency by industry, The Hills Shire 2006 and 20012006
Industry sector (2006 ANZSIC)Total workersResident workers% industry self-sufficiency
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing60232453.8
Mining1053331.4
Manufacturing4,6671,42330.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1795631.3
Construction4,5092,15547.8
Wholesale Trade4,1621,53937.0
Retail Trade10,0184,37343.7
Accommodation and Food Services2,8791,54953.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing75945760.2
Information Media and Telecommunications54531658.0
Financial and Insurance Services1,95596449.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,09065860.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5,3352,65949.8
Administrative and Support Services1,33168751.6
Public Administration and Safety1,22244036.0
Education and Training4,7002,33449.7
Health Care and Social Assistance4,3291,94945.0
Arts and Recreation Services62838461.1
Other Services2,3631,21151.2
Inadequately described73737751.2
Total industries52,11523,88845.8

This dataset describes the residential location (LGA) of people who work in the area. It differs from the main journey to work dataset in that it shows simply the number and proportion of workers in each industry division who also live within the area.

Journey to Work data is created by cross tabulating a person’s main workplace address (Place of Work Data) with their place of usual residence to create a matrix of home to work. The data is presented at the LGA level. This information is generally not available at the small area (suburb/locality) level due to geographic limitations when being coded or processed.

Self-sufficiency is defined as the percentage of the workforce employed in the area who also live within the LGA or region. The data presented here shows a time series (where ANZSIC93 is selected), allowing the user to see whether the level of self-sufficiency in a particular industry has increased or decreased over time. The change over time is presented as a change in percentage rather than absolute number, so that self-sufficiency can be assessed independently from changes in the overall workforce in that industry.

Please note that Journey to Work coding has generally improved over time, so that the coding of location of employment in earlier Census years may not have the same quality as the more recent years. People who could not be coded to a work destination are excluded from this dataset.

Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Journey to work data 2006.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2006.

Please refer to the data notes for more information.

Total employment and the percentage of workers residing in The Hills Shire Council, 2006 (ANZSIC 2006 - Latest industry classification) Inadequately described, 51.2% self sufficent Other Services, 51.2% self sufficent Arts and Recreation Services, 61.1% self sufficent Health Care and Social Assistance, 45.0% self sufficent Education and Training, 49.7% self sufficent Public Administration and Safety, 36.0% self sufficent Administrative and Support Services, 51.6% self sufficent Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, 49.8% self sufficent Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services, 60.4% self sufficent Financial and Insurance Services, 49.3% self sufficent Information Media and Telecommunications, 58.0% self sufficent Transport, Postal and Warehousing, 60.2% self sufficent Accommodation and Food Services, 53.8% self sufficent Retail Trade, 43.7% self sufficent Wholesale Trade, 37.0% self sufficent Construction, 47.8% self sufficent Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services, 31.3% self sufficent Manufacturing, 30.5% self sufficent Mining, 31.4% self sufficent Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, 53.8% self sufficent Inadequately described, Resident workers: 377 Other Services, Resident workers: 1,211 Arts and Recreation Services, Resident workers: 384 Health Care and Social Assistance, Resident workers: 1,949 Education and Training, Resident workers: 2,334 Public Administration and Safety, Resident workers: 440 Administrative and Support Services, Resident workers: 687 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Resident workers: 2,659 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services, Resident workers: 658 Financial and Insurance Services, Resident workers: 964 Information Media and Telecommunications, Resident workers: 316 Transport, Postal and Warehousing, Resident workers: 457 Accommodation and Food Services, Resident workers: 1,549 Retail Trade, Resident workers: 4,373 Wholesale Trade, Resident workers: 1,539 Construction, Resident workers: 2,155 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services, Resident workers: 56 Manufacturing, Resident workers: 1,423 Mining, Resident workers: 33 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Resident workers: 324 Inadequately described, Total workers: 737 Other Services, Total workers: 2,363 Arts and Recreation Services, Total workers: 628 Health Care and Social Assistance, Total workers: 4,329 Education and Training, Total workers: 4,700 Public Administration and Safety, Total workers: 1,222 Administrative and Support Services, Total workers: 1,331 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Total workers: 5,335 Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services, Total workers: 1,090 Financial and Insurance Services, Total workers: 1,955 Information Media and Telecommunications, Total workers: 545 Transport, Postal and Warehousing, Total workers: 759 Accommodation and Food Services, Total workers: 2,879 Retail Trade, Total workers: 10,018 Wholesale Trade, Total workers: 4,162 Construction, Total workers: 4,509 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services, Total workers: 179 Manufacturing, Total workers: 4,667 Mining, Total workers: 105 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Total workers: 602
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