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Table 1 Workers by place of residence and place of work

Table 2 Commuters by place of residence and place of work

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Chart A Except for strong metropolitan-influence zones, over 60% of workers were employed within their census subdivision of residence

Chart B In large urban centres, up to 20% of out-commuters travelled to a rural or small town area compared with about 60% in moderate metropolitan-influence zones

Chart C For each type of larger urban centre, the share of out-commuters to strong and moderate metropolitan-influence zones (MIZ) was similar

Chart D In rural and small town areas, three-quarters of the jobs in any census subdivision were filled by residents of the same subdivision

Chart E Over 10% of jobs in moderate metropolitan- influence zones were filled by in-commuters from other moderate metropolitan-influence zones

Chart F In most types of rural census subdivisions, over half of the commuters from a larger urban centre were from a census agglomeration

Date modified:
2014-05-14

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