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?'
Understanding where workers come from is important for Local Government. the Redland City commuting statistics shows the degree to which the economy draws on the wider region to supply labour for its industries, as well as in planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision.
The distance travelled by workers in different industry sectors may be influenced by:
This data describes the place of usual residence of employed persons in the selected industry. 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.
Data source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Journey to work data 2006.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Journey to work data 2006.
Please refer to the data notes for more information.