Cairns Regional Council

Residents place of work by occupation - All occupations

5,485 or 6.9% of Cairns Regional Council’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where Cairns Regional 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
Cairns Regional Council - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area70,72988.8
Live in the area, but work outside5,4856.9
No fixed place of work3,4004.3
Total employed residents in the area79,614100.0

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
Cairns Regional Council - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Cairns70,72988.8
No usual address (Qld)3,3074.2
Mareeba6810.9
Cassowary Coast5540.7
Douglas4380.6
Brisbane4090.5
East Arnhem3320.4
Tablelands2530.3
Yarrabah1900.2
Isaac1880.2
Cloncurry1400.2
Townsville1340.2
Sydney1110.1
Cook900.1
Weipa880.1
Mount Isa860.1
Unincorporated NT860.1
McKinlay830.1
Melbourne680.1
Torres640.1
Darwin570.1
Unincorporated ACT550.1
Gold Coast400.1
Mackay360.0
Sunshine Coast350.0
Carpentaria340.0
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (Qld)330.0
Mornington320.0
Whitsunday310.0
Perth310.0
Burke310.0
Bayside (NSW)280.0
Charters Towers270.0
Hope Vale260.0
North Sydney260.0
Yarra240.0
East Pilbara240.0
Doomadgee230.0
Roper Gulf220.0
Central Desert210.0
Torres Strait Island210.0
Central Highlands (Qld)200.0
Aurukun200.0
Port Phillip160.0
No usual address (NT)160.0
Port Hedland160.0
West Arnhem150.0
Toowoomba150.0
Northern Peninsula Area150.0
Unincorporated SA140.0
Etheridge140.0
Gladstone140.0
Logan130.0
No usual address (WA)130.0
Alice Springs130.0
Rockhampton130.0
Adelaide130.0
Broome120.0
Moreton Bay120.0
Kowanyama120.0
Hume120.0
Parramatta120.0
Ryde120.0
Northern Beaches110.0
Karratha110.0
Kalgoorlie-Boulder100.0
Hobart100.0
West Torrens100.0
Byron100.0
Newcastle100.0
Willoughby100.0
No usual address (NSW)100.0
Lockhart River100.0

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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