Where do the workers come from?
Understanding where workers in an area come from is important information for Local Government. It assists in planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision. It also helps to clarify the economic and employment drivers across areas. Areas with a high proportion of workers living locally may be large, city-sized TAs, or have a diverse range of jobs available which suit the occupation and education level of the local residents. Areas with most workers commuting in from other areas may be central city areas with more jobs than residents, or have an economic base that is not served by the skillset of local residents.
The data that are presented below are based on the 2006 Census Question: 'In the jobs that you worked the most hours in, during the 7 days ending Sunday 5 March 2006, did you work at home, or work away from home?'. If the 'away from home' response is chosen, the question asked 'Print the full address of the place you mostly worked at.'
This dataset is then cross-tabulated with the person's current usual residential address to create a matrix of home to work, with the focus of the analysis on the work destination. All people in this table had a work destination in Wellington City, and the table breaks down their area of usual residence.
| Residential(a) location of workers in Wellington City, 2006 |
| Number | Percent (%) |
| Live and work within the City | 79,152 | 70.9 |
| Live outside, but work within the City | 32,496 | 29.1 |
| Total workers in Wellington City | 111,648 | 100.0 |
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Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006.
(a) 'Residential' refers to place of enumeration on Census night.
| Top 10 Local Government Areas of residence(a) for workers in Wellington City, 2006 |
| Number | Percent (%) |
| 47 | 1. Wellington City | 79,152 | 70.9 |
| 46 | 2. Lower Hutt City | 13,521 | 12.1 |
| 44 | 3. Porirua City | 8,193 | 7.3 |
| 45 | 4. Upper Hutt City | 3,993 | 3.6 |
| 43 | 5. Kapiti Coast District | 3,765 | 3.4 |
| 50 | 6. South Wairarapa District | 447 | 0.4 |
| 7 | 7. Auckland City | 264 | 0.2 |
| 42 | 8. Horowhenua District | 225 | 0.2 |
| 48 | 9. Masterton District | 213 | 0.2 |
| 49 | 10. Carterton District | 204 | 0.2 |
| Other areas | 1,671 | 1.5 |
| Total workers in Wellington City | 111,648 | 100.0 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006.
(a) 'Residential' refers to place of enumeration on Census night.
Map of top residential locations(a) for workers in Wellington City, 2006
(a) 'Residential location' refers to the Local Government Area of enumeration of the workers, that is, where they we counted on Census night rather than their usual residence.