Hume City

Residents' place of work

34,801, or 49.1% of Hume City’s working residents travel outside of the area to work.

Where do Hume City's residents go to work? Journey to Work data shows how many residents work locally, and how many commute out of the area and where they commute to. Some areas consist mainly of dormitory' suburbs and the majority of the residents commute out to work.  Other areas have large employment centres which attract a local workforce. Understanding where Hume City's residents go to work assists in planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision.  It also helps to clarify the economic and employment drivers across areas and assists in understanding the degree of employment self-containment within Hume City.

Derived from the Census:

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

Employed persons aged 15 or more

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Employment location of residents
Hume City 2011
Number %
Live and work in the area 24,581 34.7
Live and work in the same SLA 14,662 20.7
Live in the area and work in different SLA 9,919 14.0
Live in the area, but work outside 34,801 49.1
Work location unknown 11,546 16.3
Total employed residents 70,928 100.0

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

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Employment location of residents 2011
Employment location of residents 2011 49.1% 14.0% 20.7% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
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Detailed breakdown by SLA
Employment locations of residents 2011 by SLA
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Employment location of residents by SLA
Total area 2011
Number %
Hume (C) - Broadmeadows 11,496 16.2
Hume (C) - Craigieburn 9,020 12.7
Hume (C) - Sunbury 4,065 5.7
Melbourne (C) - Remainder 3,852 5.4
Melbourne (C) - Inner 3,738 5.3
POW No Fixed Address (Vic.) 3,067 4.3
POW State/Territory undefined (Vic.) 3,044 4.3
POW not stated 2,936 4.1
POW Capital city undefined (Greater Melbourne) 2,419 3.4
Brimbank (C) - Keilor 2,130 3.0
Whittlesea (C) - South-West 1,967 2.8
Moonee Valley (C) - West 1,773 2.5
Darebin (C) - Preston 1,553 2.2
Melbourne (C) - S'bank-D'lands 1,550 2.2
Moonee Valley (C) - Essendon 1,541 2.2
Brimbank (C) - Sunshine 1,414 2.0
Moreland (C) - North 1,345 1.9
Moreland (C) - Coburg 1,235 1.7
Maribyrnong (C) 1,093 1.5
Port Phillip (C) - West 1,045 1.5
Wyndham (C) - North 890 1.3
Moreland (C) - Brunswick 840 1.2
Yarra (C) - North 799 1.1
Hobsons Bay (C) - Altona 659 0.9
Whittlesea (C) - North 631 0.9
Banyule (C) - Heidelberg 624 0.9
Macedon Ranges (S) Bal 452 0.6
Yarra (C) - Richmond 440 0.6
Whittlesea (C) - South-East 394 0.6
Darebin (C) - Northcote 366 0.5
Melton (S) Bal 317 0.4
Melton (S) - East 266 0.4
Banyule (C) - North 216 0.3
Hobsons Bay (C) - Williamstown 197 0.3
Boroondara (C) - Hawthorn 197 0.3
Monash (C) - Waverley West 186 0.3
Stonnington (C) - Prahran 173 0.2
Mitchell (S) - South 172 0.2
Port Phillip (C) - St Kilda 168 0.2
Kingston (C) - North 157 0.2
Boroondara (C) - Kew 140 0.2
Whitehorse (C) - Box Hill 139 0.2
Monash (C) - South-West 118 0.2
Manningham (C) - West 112 0.2
Gr. Dandenong (C) Bal 104 0.1
Macedon Ranges (S) - Romsey 103 0.1
Gr. Dandenong (C) - Dandenong 81 0.1
Stonnington (C) - Malvern 77 0.1
Boroondara (C) - Camberwell S. 76 0.1
Macedon Ranges (S) - Kyneton 71 0.1
Whitehorse (C) - Nunawading W. 70 0.1
Nillumbik (S) - South 69 0.1
Glen Eira (C) - Caulfield 62 0.1
Wyndham (C) - South 61 0.1
Monash (C) - Waverley East 41 0.1
Knox (C) - South 39 0.1
Whitehorse (C) - Nunawading E. 38 0.1
Nillumbik (S) - South-West 35 0.0
Boroondara (C) - Camberwell N. 32 0.0
Moorabool (S) - Bacchus Marsh 32 0.0
Bayside (C) - South 30 0.0
Knox (C) - North-East 28 0.0
Knox (C) - North-West 24 0.0
Mitchell (S) - North 24 0.0
Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C 13 0.0
Greater Geelong (C) - Corio - Inner 13 0.0
Glen Eira (C) - South 13 0.0
Yarra Ranges (S) - Lilydale 12 0.0
Gr. Bendigo (C) - Central 12 0.0
Greater Geelong (C) - Geelong 11 0.0
Maroondah (C) - Croydon 11 0.0
Maroondah (C) - Ringwood 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.