EMRC area

Workers' place of residence

Of the 126,023 people who work in the EMRC area, 66,543 or 52.8% also live in the area.

Where does the EMRC area'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 EMRC area provides local employment.

Derived from the Census:

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

Persons who are employed within the area boundaries.

Overview
Residential location of workers
EMRC area 2011
Number %
Live and work in the area 66,543 52.8
Live and work in the same SLA 37,298 29.6
Live in the area and work in different SLA 29,245 23.2
Work in the area, but live outside 59,480 47.2
Total workers in the area 126,023 100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Residential location of workers, 2011
Residential location of workers, 2011 47.2% 23.2% 29.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
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Residential locations of workers 2011 by SLA
Residential location of workers by SLA
Total area 2011
Number %
Swan (C) 25,309 20.1
Kalamunda (S) 12,448 9.9
Bayswater (C) 10,300 8.2
Mundaring (S) 9,899 7.9
Stirling (C) - Central 7,683 6.1
Gosnells (C) 6,191 4.9
Belmont (C) 5,628 4.5
Joondalup (C) - South 4,717 3.7
Wanneroo (C) - South 4,308 3.4
Canning (C) 4,112 3.3
Armadale (C) 3,224 2.6
Bassendean (T) 2,959 2.3
Stirling (C) - Coastal 2,591 2.1
Wanneroo (C) - North-East 2,516 2.0
Melville (C) 2,466 2.0
Cockburn (C) 2,372 1.9
Joondalup (C) - North 2,302 1.8
Victoria Park (T) 2,052 1.6
Wanneroo (C) - North-West 1,847 1.5
South Perth (C) 1,628 1.3
Rockingham (C) 1,511 1.2
Vincent (T) 1,363 1.1
Stirling (C) - South-Eastern 1,167 0.9
Kwinana (T) 606 0.5
Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S) 598 0.5
Cambridge (T) 587 0.5
Perth (C) - Remainder 581 0.5
Mandurah (C) 503 0.4
Chittering (S) 446 0.4
Fremantle (C) - Remainder 440 0.3
Northam (S) - Northam 412 0.3
Subiaco (C) 349 0.3
Nedlands (C) 327 0.3
Toodyay (S) 288 0.2
No Usual Address (WA) 126 0.1
Cottesloe (T) 125 0.1
Mosman Park (T) 115 0.1
Claremont (T) 113 0.1
Murray (S) 90 0.1
Northam (S) - Northam Town 68 0.1
Gingin (S) 65 0.1
East Fremantle (T) 65 0.1
Perth (C) - Inner 48 0.0
York (S) 39 0.0
East Pilbara (S) 28 0.0
Busselton (S) 25 0.0
Ashburton (S) 23 0.0
Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C) - Pt A 17 0.0
Roebourne (S) 13 0.0
Bunbury (C) 11 0.0
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011.

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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