City of Adelaide

Workers place of residence by industry - All industries

Of the 130,373 local workers in the City of Adelaide, 6,922 or 5.3% also live in the area.

Journey to Work (workers) data shows where the City of Adelaide's local workers come from and how far they are travelling to access employment in the area.

This shows the degree to which the local economy draws on the wider region to supply labour for its industries. It is also useful in planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision.

The distance and direction travelled by workers in different industry sectors may be influenced by the nature of employment opportunities (higher paid, high value employment may draw people from a wider area); the skill level required (jobs requiring tertiary qualifications will draw more workers from areas with high qualification levels among the residents) the number of jobs available in the industry sector (sectors with more opportunities may have a wider catchment); transport options available and commuting times to the City of Adelaide.

Workers place of residence data should be viewed alongside Self-sufficiency and Jobs to workers ratio datasets for a summary of local employment opportunity by industry, as well as modelled Employment by industry (Total) numbers and Employment locations to understand the relative size of each industry sector and its distribution across the City of Adelaide. To analyse the characteristics of local workers in each industry, go to the Local workers section.

Data source

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

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Residential location of local workers by industry
City of Adelaide - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area6,9225.3
Work in the area, but live outside123,45194.7
Total workers in the area130,373100.0

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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Residential location of local workers by LGA by industry
City of Adelaide - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Charles Sturt13,05110.0
Port Adelaide Enfield12,3669.5
Onkaparinga9,1537.0
Marion9,0316.9
Tea Tree Gully8,3886.4
Mitcham8,2846.4
West Torrens8,2756.3
Salisbury7,5855.8
Adelaide6,9225.3
Burnside6,6485.1
Unley6,4494.9
Campbelltown (SA)6,3804.9
Norwood Payneham and St Peters5,9344.6
Holdfast Bay3,6842.8
Adelaide Hills3,6302.8
Prospect3,4452.6
Playford3,0812.4
Mount Barker2,5922.0
Walkerville1,2350.9
Gawler7620.6
Alexandrina4620.4
Barossa3690.3
Light3210.2
Adelaide Plains2450.2
Murray Bridge1550.1
Victor Harbor1410.1
Brisbane1100.1
Yankalilla780.1
Mid Murray540.0
No usual address (SA)520.0
Clare and Gilbert Valleys440.0
Unincorporated ACT390.0
Gold Coast380.0
Melbourne360.0
Port Pirie300.0
Port Augusta300.0
Sydney290.0
Yorke Peninsula280.0
Whyalla280.0
Mount Gambier270.0
Sunshine Coast270.0
Copper Coast260.0
Wakefield250.0
Port Phillip200.0
Stonnington200.0
Moreland190.0
Yarra180.0
Moreton Bay180.0
Inner West180.0
Greater Geelong170.0
Port Lincoln170.0
Goyder160.0
Loxton Waikerie150.0
Ku-ring-gai150.0
Boroondara150.0
Casey140.0
Northern Beaches140.0
The Hills Shire140.0
Townsville140.0
Roxby Downs130.0
Naracoorte Lucindale130.0
Parramatta130.0
Whitehorse130.0
Wyndham130.0
Cairns130.0
Monash130.0
Unincorporated SA130.0
Manningham120.0
Maribyrnong120.0
Wollongong120.0
Renmark Paringa120.0
Kangaroo Island110.0
Woollahra110.0
North Sydney110.0
Greater Bendigo110.0
Coorong110.0
Hobart100.0
Greater Dandenong100.0
Randwick100.0
Frankston100.0
Glen Eira100.0
Bayside (NSW)100.0
Canada Bay100.0
Ballarat100.0
Banyule100.0
Hobsons Bay100.0
Berri Barmera100.0

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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