Wollongong City Council

Residents place of work by occupation - All occupations

29,183 or 29.8% of Wollongong City Council’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where Wollongong City 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 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
Wollongong City Council - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area64,67066.0
Live in the area, but work outside29,18329.8
No fixed place of work4,0904.2
Total employed residents in the area97,943100.0

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
Wollongong City Council - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Wollongong64,67066.0
Shellharbour6,0836.2
Sydney5,0555.2
No usual address (NSW)4,0364.1
Sutherland Shire3,3923.5
Campbelltown (NSW)1,2751.3
Wollondilly1,1921.2
Bayside (NSW)1,0331.1
Shoalhaven9411.0
Liverpool8450.9
Canterbury-Bankstown8030.8
Georges River7900.8
Kiama7660.8
Parramatta7560.8
Wingecarribee5820.6
Camden5760.6
North Sydney4740.5
Randwick4200.4
Inner West4030.4
Blacktown3670.4
Cumberland3650.4
Ryde3210.3
Willoughby2400.2
Fairfield2170.2
Penrith1570.2
Unincorporated ACT1480.2
The Hills Shire1240.1
Canada Bay1190.1
Strathfield1150.1
Melbourne880.1
Northern Beaches880.1
Burwood860.1
Brisbane850.1
Waverley770.1
Woollahra720.1
Lane Cove710.1
Snowy Monaro Regional500.1
Goulburn Mulwaree440.0
Wagga Wagga410.0
Newcastle380.0
Hornsby380.0
Ku-ring-gai370.0
Central Coast (NSW)330.0
Hawkesbury280.0
Eurobodalla260.0
Yarra260.0
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional230.0
Gold Coast190.0
Mid-Western Regional190.0
Bega Valley190.0
Bathurst Regional180.0
Orange180.0
Monash180.0
Port Phillip160.0
Mosman160.0
Albury140.0
Hilltops130.0
Mid-Coast130.0
Lake Macquarie130.0
Perth130.0
Darwin130.0
No usual address (ACT)120.0
Adelaide120.0
Port Stephens120.0
No usual address (NT)110.0
No usual address (WA)110.0
Whitehorse110.0
No usual address (Qld)110.0
Mackay100.0
Blue Mountains100.0

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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