City of Melbourne

Residents place of work by occupation - All occupations

35,772 or 39.6% of the City of Melbourne’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where the City of Melbourne'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 Melbourne - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area52,01657.6
Live in the area, but work outside35,77239.6
No fixed place of work2,5602.8
Total employed residents in the area90,348100.0

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 Melbourne - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Melbourne52,01657.6
Yarra5,9646.6
Port Phillip5,0355.6
Stonnington2,6923.0
No usual address (Vic.)2,5062.8
Boroondara2,1302.4
Monash1,6741.9
Maribyrnong1,4421.6
Moreland1,3591.5
Whitehorse1,1821.3
Moonee Valley1,1781.3
Hume1,1461.3
Brimbank1,1271.2
Darebin9951.1
Wyndham9251.0
Kingston (Vic.)7740.9
Glen Eira7630.8
Hobsons Bay7180.8
Greater Dandenong6930.8
Banyule6460.7
Whittlesea5330.6
Bayside (Vic.)4630.5
Knox4000.4
Sydney3880.4
Manningham3720.4
Greater Geelong3550.4
Maroondah3010.3
Melton2590.3
Casey2100.2
Frankston1400.2
Brisbane1180.1
Yarra Ranges1150.1
Mornington Peninsula950.1
Ballarat810.1
Macedon Ranges790.1
North Sydney780.1
Unincorporated ACT720.1
Cardinia600.1
Greater Bendigo540.1
Nillumbik520.1
Ryde410.0
Mitchell360.0
Adelaide360.0
Gold Coast320.0
Greater Shepparton320.0
Unincorporated Vic310.0
Perth310.0
Darwin250.0
No usual address (Qld)240.0
Moorabool240.0
Latrobe (Vic.)230.0
Baw Baw210.0
Willoughby200.0
Bayside (NSW)200.0
Hepburn200.0
Surf Coast200.0
Hobart190.0
Parramatta190.0
Bass Coast180.0
Northern Beaches170.0
Wellington170.0
Wangaratta170.0
Mount Alexander170.0
Launceston130.0
Campaspe130.0
Albury120.0
Horsham120.0
Warrnambool120.0
Wodonga120.0
Moreton Bay110.0
Townsville100.0
Alice Springs100.0

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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