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City of AdelaideCommunity profile

The Adelaide

Workers' place of residence

Of the 130,373 people who work in the City of Adelaide, 6,922 or 5.3% also lived in the area.

Where does the City of Adelaide's workforce come from? Journey to Work data sheds light on how many workers live locally, how many commute from other areas and which areas they commute from.  Some areas attract a large external workforce because they have major employment centres or because local residents have a different set of skills or aspirations than the local jobs require. Understanding where workers reside assists in planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision. It also helps to clarify economic and employment drivers across areas and assists in understanding the degree to which the City of Adelaide provides local employment.

Q:

Derived from the Census:

'For the main job held last week, what was the person's workplace address?'

Overview

Residential location of local workers
City of Adelaide2021
LocationNumber%
Live and work in the area6,9225.3
Work in the area, but live outside123,45194.7
Total130,373100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Detailed breakdown by LGA

Residential location of local workers by LGA
City of Adelaide2021
LGANumberPercentage
Charles Sturt13,05110.0
Port Adelaide Enfield12,3669.5
Onkaparinga9,1537.0
Marion9,0316.9
Tea Tree Gully8,3886.4
Mitcham8,2846.4
West Torrens8,2756.3
Salisbury7,5855.8
Adelaide6,9225.3
Burnside6,6485.1
Unley6,4494.9
Campbelltown (SA)6,3804.9
Norwood Payneham and St Peters5,9344.6
Holdfast Bay3,6842.8
Adelaide Hills3,6302.8
Prospect3,4452.6
Playford3,0812.4
Mount Barker2,5922.0
Walkerville1,2350.9
Gawler7620.6
Show all (87 entries)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes residential locations with fewer than 10 people.

NOTE: Table totals may not equate with other similar tables due to randomisation of small numbers. Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

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