Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Armidale Regional travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.

These flow patterns can inform transport advocacy, local jobs policy, and investment priorities by showing which external labour markets matter most to residents.

Key insight

10.2% of employed residents living in Armidale Regional worked outside Armidale Regional in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

Showing

89.8%

Work locally

11,445 residents

10.2%

Commute out

1,293 residents

Chart view

Where Armidale Regional residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 12,738.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 12,738
89.8%

Armidale Regional

89.8%

11,445

No Fixed Address (NSW)

3.6%

454

Uralla

2.0%

255

Tamworth Regional

0.6%

82

Glen Innes Severn

0.4%

49

Sydney

0.4%

49

Inverell

0.3%

43

Walcha

0.3%

36

Brisbane

0.2%

23

Other LGAs

2.4%

302

Data table

Where Armidale Regional residents work table

Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.

AreaCountShare
Armidale Regional11,44589.8%
No Fixed Address (NSW)4543.6%
Uralla2552.0%
Tamworth Regional820.6%
Glen Innes Severn490.4%
Sydney490.4%
Inverell430.3%
Walcha360.3%
Brisbane230.2%
Other LGAs3022.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.