City of Ballarat

Residents place of work by occupation - All occupations

7,745 or 14.6% of the City of Ballarat’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where the City of Ballarat'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 Ballarat - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area43,17181.4
Live in the area, but work outside7,74514.6
No fixed place of work2,1434.0
Total employed residents in the area53,059100.0

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 Ballarat - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Ballarat43,17181.4
No usual address (Vic.)2,1024.0
Melbourne1,5833.0
Hepburn8311.6
Moorabool6431.2
Golden Plains4820.9
Pyrenees4160.8
Greater Geelong3940.7
Ararat3240.6
Melton2420.5
Brimbank2080.4
Wyndham2080.4
Central Goldfields1720.3
Yarra1420.3
Port Phillip1390.3
Hume1200.2
Greater Bendigo860.2
Boroondara860.2
Monash840.2
Maribyrnong830.2
Corangamite760.1
Hobsons Bay710.1
Mount Alexander710.1
Whittlesea620.1
Stonnington610.1
Macedon Ranges570.1
Northern Grampians520.1
Sydney490.1
Colac Otway440.1
Whitehorse430.1
Surf Coast390.1
Kingston (Vic.)390.1
Moreland380.1
Moonee Valley380.1
Banyule380.1
Greater Dandenong360.1
Darebin350.1
Horsham320.1
Knox300.1
Glen Eira270.1
Unincorporated ACT260.0
Warrnambool220.0
Brisbane220.0
Moyne210.0
Manningham180.0
Maroondah180.0
Bayside (Vic.)180.0
Southern Grampians170.0
No usual address (Qld)140.0
Casey140.0
Glenelg130.0
Mornington Peninsula130.0
Campaspe120.0
Yarra Ranges120.0
Yarriambiack110.0
Darwin110.0
Adelaide100.0
Mildura100.0

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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