City of Newcastle

Residents place of work by occupation - All occupations

27,626 or 37.9% of the City of Newcastle’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where the City of Newcastle'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 Newcastle - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area54,85975.2
Live in the area, but work outside27,62637.9
No fixed place of work3,4804.8
Total employed residents in the area72,986100.0

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 Newcastle - All occupations2021
LocationNumber%.
Newcastle47,97165.7
Lake Macquarie10,58214.5
Port Stephens3,5344.8
Maitland3,1294.3
No usual address (NSW)2,8433.9
Cessnock9121.2
Central Coast (NSW)7671.1
Singleton6500.9
Sydney4390.6
Muswellbrook1430.2
Mid-Coast1200.2
Parramatta910.1
North Sydney870.1
Ryde790.1
Willoughby680.1
Blacktown600.1
Northern Beaches540.1
Brisbane520.1
Botany Bay (C)490.1
Dungog470.1
Inner West460.1
Cumberland440.1
Darwin440.1
The Hills Shire430.1
Ashburton410.1
Hornsby410.1
Port Macquarie-Hastings400.1
Mid-Western Regional390.1
Tamworth Regional350.0
Upper Hunter Shire330.0
Liverpool270.0
Unincorporated ACT250.0
Ku-ring-gai240.0
Armidale Regional (A)230.0
Randwick230.0
Litchfield230.0
Wagga Wagga230.0
Melbourne230.0
Wollongong210.0
Snowy Monaro Regional210.0
Sutherland Shire210.0
No usual address (Qld)210.0
Canterbury-Bankstown200.0
Canada Bay190.0
Penrith170.0
Campbelltown (NSW)160.0
Wellington160.0
Isaac150.0
Gladstone140.0
Kempsey140.0
Lithgow140.0
Fairfield130.0
Townsville130.0
Dubbo Regional (A)130.0
Karratha120.0
Hawkesbury120.0
Burwood110.0
Lane Cove110.0
Narrabri110.0
Rockdale (C)110.0
Katherine110.0
Gold Coast110.0
Bathurst Regional100.0

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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