Sunshine Coast Council

Residents place of work by industry - All industries

26,967 or 16.8% of Sunshine Coast Council’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where Sunshine Coast Council's resident workers go to work and whether they need to travel significant distances to work. This impacts upon planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision, as well as economic development strategies to develop local employment which fits the skills and qualifications of the resident workers.

The distance travelled by residents in different industry sectors may be influenced by; the nature of employment opportunities versus the skills and qualifications of local residents; transport options available and commuting times; relationship between wages and salaries (people will travel further for higher paid jobs), house prices in the local area; and the geographic size of the local area (in large areas, local jobs may not in fact be so local, while in more compact areas, resident workers may walk to work in a neighbouring LGA.).

Please note that where an industry has a very small number of employed residents, there may be no information displayed on the map or the detailed table due to insufficient residents travelling to any one area to display. The summary table will still include the information for the total residents working locally or travelling outside the area to work.

Residents place of work data should be viewed alongside Self-containment and Jobs to workers ratio datasets, as well as modelled Employed residents estimates, which are updated annually. The Resident workers section will provide the characteristics of resident workers.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place to work

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Employment location of resident workers by industry
Sunshine Coast Council - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area122,94376.7
Live in the area, but work outside26,96716.8
No fixed place of work10,3186.4
Total employed residents in the area160,204100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) Excludes residential locations with fewer than 10 people.

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Employment location of resident workers by LGA by industry
Sunshine Coast Council - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Sunshine Coast122,94376.7
No usual address (Qld)10,1766.4
Brisbane7,3934.6
Noosa6,3033.9
Moreton Bay4,6002.9
Isaac8200.5
Gympie8140.5
Rockhampton4300.3
Gold Coast4270.3
Sydney4200.3
Central Highlands (Qld)2840.2
Logan2810.2
Western Downs2690.2
Melbourne2400.1
Toowoomba2080.1
Ipswich1740.1
Unincorporated ACT1610.1
Somerset1560.1
Maranoa1340.1
Banana1290.1
Fraser Coast1050.1
Cloncurry1020.1
Mackay980.1
Mount Isa950.1
Ryde880.1
North Sydney870.1
Gladstone860.1
South Burnett860.1
Perth840.1
Bundaberg830.1
Bayside (NSW)790.0
Redland730.0
Northern Beaches690.0
Darwin650.0
Port Phillip630.0
Cairns570.0
Snowy Monaro Regional570.0
Yarra550.0
Townsville550.0
Willoughby520.0
Unincorporated SA510.0
Whitsunday480.0
Monash470.0
Ashburton460.0
East Arnhem440.0
East Pilbara400.0
North Burnett400.0
No usual address (WA)390.0
No usual address (NSW)380.0
Tweed380.0
Central Desert360.0
Port Hedland350.0
Parramatta330.0
McKinlay330.0
Newcastle310.0
Karratha310.0
Sutherland Shire300.0
Kingston (Vic.)280.0
Unincorporated Vic280.0
The Hills Shire270.0
Adelaide270.0
Blacktown250.0
Hume250.0
Greater Dandenong230.0
Boroondara230.0
Southern Downs230.0
Wagga Wagga220.0
Brimbank210.0
Inner West210.0
Roper Gulf210.0
Weipa190.0
Stonnington190.0
Whitehorse190.0
Knox180.0
Lockyer Valley180.0
Scenic Rim170.0
Alice Springs170.0
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA)170.0
No usual address (NT)170.0
Waverley170.0
Bayside (Vic.)160.0
Orange160.0
Cumberland160.0
Roxby Downs160.0
Belmont160.0
Canterbury-Bankstown150.0
Greater Geelong150.0
Charters Towers150.0
Balonne140.0
Goondiwindi140.0
Mornington Peninsula140.0
Central Coast (NSW)140.0
Inverell140.0
Moree Plains140.0
Frankston140.0
Randwick140.0
Broome140.0
Unincorporated NT140.0
Tablelands130.0
Liverpool130.0
Fairfield130.0
Hawkesbury120.0
Cardinia120.0
Whittlesea120.0
Livingstone120.0
No usual address (Vic.)110.0
Darebin110.0
Penrith110.0
Ku-ring-gai110.0
Lane Cove110.0
Canada Bay110.0
Marion110.0
Hobart110.0
Wyndham-East Kimberley100.0
No usual address (SA)100.0
Murweh100.0
West Arnhem100.0
Clarence Valley100.0
Ballarat100.0
Wyndham100.0
Carpentaria100.0
Wellington100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) Excludes residential locations with fewer than 10 people.

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