City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Workers place of residence by industry - All industries

Of the 69,447 local workers in City of Port Adelaide Enfield, 16,675 or 24.0% also live in the area.

Journey to Work (workers) data shows where City of Port Adelaide Enfield'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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

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 City of Port Adelaide Enfield. 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 Port Adelaide Enfield - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area16,67524.0
Work in the area, but live outside52,77276.0
Total workers in the area69,447100.0

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 Port Adelaide Enfield - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Port Adelaide Enfield16,67524.0
Salisbury10,64215.3
Charles Sturt8,30312.0
Tea Tree Gully6,3549.1
Playford5,4927.9
Onkaparinga2,7644.0
Campbelltown (SA)2,3673.4
West Torrens2,2303.2
Marion2,1393.1
Prospect1,5252.2
Norwood Payneham and St Peters1,2301.8
Mitcham1,2011.7
Adelaide Hills1,0101.5
Gawler1,0091.5
Burnside9661.4
Holdfast Bay7971.1
Unley7451.1
Adelaide Plains6220.9
Mount Barker5780.8
Adelaide5260.8
Light4460.6
Barossa4190.6
Walkerville3410.5
Alexandrina1550.2
Murray Bridge770.1
Mid Murray720.1
Wakefield710.1
Clare and Gilbert Valleys510.1
No usual address (SA)500.1
Victor Harbor370.1
Copper Coast350.1
Yorke Peninsula320.0
Port Augusta220.0
Port Pirie180.0
Mount Gambier170.0
Yankalilla160.0
Whyalla150.0
Loxton Waikerie150.0
Brisbane130.0
Port Lincoln130.0
Gold Coast120.0
Mildura120.0
Barunga West100.0
Coorong100.0
Mount Remarkable100.0

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.

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

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