Abstract: This paper investigates the journey to work patterns in four regional local government areas (LGSs) in Victoria. It analyses the differences in journey to work patterns and travel methods between the regional areas as well as to metropolitan Melbourne. This work will help to understand the degree of work journeys occurring between regional local government areas (LGAs) and their relationship with Melbourne, providing a deeper understanding of regional transport demand. The analysis draws on journey to work data from the 1996, 2001, 2006 and the latest 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) census.