City of Whitehorse
Residents place of work
51,927 or 69.6% of the City of Whitehorse’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.
Journey to Work (residents) data shows where City of Whitehorse's resident workers go to work and whether they need to travel significant distances to work, or can live near work. This impacts upon planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision, as well as economic development strategies to improve access to local employment.
The distance travelled by residents in different industry sectors 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 and house prices in the local area; and the geographic size of the local area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work
| Employment location of resident workers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whitehorse | 2016 | ||
| Location | Number | % | |
| Live and work in the area | 19,968 | 26.7 | 0 |
| Live in the area, but work outside | 51,927 | 69.6 | 3 |
| No fixed place of work | 2,758 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Total employed residents in the area | 74,653 | 100.0 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
| Employment location of resident workers by LGA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Whitehorse | 2016 | ||||||
| LGA | Number | % | |||||
| Whitehorse (C) | 19,968 | 26.7 | 1 | ||||
| Melbourne (C) | 14,620 | 19.6 | 1 | ||||
| Boroondara (C) | 6,273 | 8.4 | 1 | ||||
| Monash (C) | 5,571 | 7.5 | 1 | ||||
| Knox (C) | 3,134 | 4.2 | 1 | ||||
| Yarra (C) | 2,745 | 3.7 | 1 | ||||
| No Fixed Address (Vic.) | 2,715 | 3.6 | 1 | ||||
| Maroondah (C) | 2,704 | 3.6 | 1 | ||||
| Manningham (C) | 2,414 | 3.2 | 1 | ||||
| Greater Dandenong (C) | 2,035 | 2.7 | 1 | ||||
| Stonnington (C) | 1,939 | 2.6 | 1 | ||||
| Port Phillip (C) | 1,764 | 2.4 | 1 | ||||
| Kingston (C) (Vic.) | 1,289 | 1.7 | 1 | ||||
| Banyule (C) | 916 | 1.2 | 1 | ||||
| Yarra Ranges (S) | 825 | 1.1 | 1 | ||||
| Darebin (C) | 712 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||
| Glen Eira (C) | 688 | 0.9 | 1 | ||||
| Casey (C) | 560 | 0.8 | 1 | ||||
| Hume (C) | 462 | 0.6 | 1 | ||||
| Moreland (C) | 353 | 0.5 | 1 | ||||
| Whittlesea (C) | 349 | 0.5 | 1 | ||||
| Bayside (C) | 269 | 0.4 | 1 | ||||
| Frankston (C) | 257 | 0.3 | 1 | ||||
| Maribyrnong (C) | 238 | 0.3 | 1 | ||||
| Brimbank (C) | 235 | 0.3 | 1 | ||||
| Moonee Valley (C) | 173 | 0.2 | 1 | ||||
| Hobsons Bay (C) | 162 | 0.2 | 1 | ||||
| Wyndham (C) | 161 | 0.2 | 1 | ||||
| Nillumbik (S) | 157 | 0.2 | 1 | ||||
| Cardinia (S) | 98 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||
| Mornington Peninsula (S) | 97 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||
| Greater Geelong (C) | 65 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||
| Sydney (C) | 46 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||
| Melton (C) | 42 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||
| Bass Coast (S) | 38 | 0.1 | 1 | ||||
| Baw Baw (S) | 27 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Latrobe (C) (Vic.) | 27 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Brisbane (C) | 25 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Adelaide (C) | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Unincorporated ACT | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Unincorporated Vic | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| South Gippsland (S) | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| No Fixed Address (NSW) | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Greater Bendigo (C) | 19 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| No Fixed Address (Qld) | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| East Gippsland (S) | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Ballarat (C) | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Mitchell (S) | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Greater Shepparton (C) | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Surf Coast (S) | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Wellington (S) | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Botany Bay (C) | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Macedon Ranges (S) | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Moorabool (S) | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Murrindindi (S) | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Parramatta (C) | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Excludes employment locations with fewer than 10 people.
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