City of Sydney

Residents place of work by occupation - All occupations

42,524 or 33.5% of the City of Sydney’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where the City of Sydney'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 broad occupations 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.

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 of work

Occupation
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Employment location of resident workers by occupation
City of Sydney - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area80,47863.5
Live in the area, but work outside42,52433.5
No fixed place of work3,8073.0
Total employed residents in the area126,809100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions)

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Employment location of resident workers by LGA by occupation
City of Sydney - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Sydney80,47863.5
North Sydney5,0644.0
Inner West4,2613.4
Randwick3,7483.0
No usual address (NSW)3,7312.9
Bayside (NSW)3,5342.8
Parramatta2,9252.3
Willoughby2,7772.2
Ryde2,4581.9
Woollahra2,3431.8
Waverley2,1431.7
Northern Beaches1,2151.0
Canterbury-Bankstown1,1350.9
Canada Bay8640.7
Georges River8110.6
Lane Cove7210.6
Sutherland Shire6850.5
Cumberland6580.5
Blacktown5920.5
Liverpool5830.5
The Hills Shire5120.4
Ku-ring-gai4850.4
Burwood4710.4
Strathfield4220.3
Mosman3460.3
Fairfield3450.3
Melbourne2910.2
Penrith2740.2
Hornsby2600.2
Campbelltown (NSW)2360.2
Unincorporated ACT1900.1
Brisbane1520.1
Central Coast (NSW)1360.1
Wollongong1330.1
Hunters Hill1070.1
Newcastle910.1
Camden860.1
Yarra860.1
Port Phillip670.1
Wingecarribee590.0
Gold Coast580.0
Hawkesbury570.0
Blue Mountains460.0
Rockingham440.0
Shoalhaven420.0
Perth370.0
No usual address (Qld)350.0
Wagga Wagga350.0
Adelaide290.0
Boroondara280.0
Coffs Harbour240.0
Whitehorse230.0
Monash220.0
Snowy Monaro Regional220.0
Lake Macquarie200.0
Goulburn Mulwaree190.0
Byron190.0
Orange190.0
Port Macquarie-Hastings180.0
Upper Lachlan Shire170.0
Stonnington170.0
Wollondilly170.0
Dubbo Regional160.0
Cairns160.0
No usual address (WA)160.0
Maitland150.0
Mid-Coast150.0
Shellharbour150.0
Kingston (Vic.)140.0
Lismore140.0
No usual address (Vic.)130.0
Tamworth Regional130.0
Upper Hunter Shire120.0
Cabonne120.0
Armidale Regional120.0
Mid-Western Regional110.0
West Torrens110.0
Scenic Rim110.0
Townsville110.0
Unley100.0
Moreton Bay100.0
Fremantle100.0
Darwin100.0
Kyogle100.0
Kiama100.0
Darebin100.0
Glen Eira100.0

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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