Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Barcoo (S) 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

19.7% of employed residents living in Barcoo (S) worked outside Barcoo (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.

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80.3%

Work locally

139 residents

19.7%

Commute out

34 residents

Chart view

Where Barcoo (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 173.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 173
80.3%

Barcoo

80.3%

139

No Fixed Address (Qld)

5.8%

10

Barcaldine

4.6%

8

Winton

4.0%

7

Boulia

1.7%

3

Diamantina

1.7%

3

Longreach

1.7%

3

Data table

Where Barcoo (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Barcoo13980.3%
No Fixed Address (Qld)105.8%
Barcaldine84.6%
Winton74.0%
Boulia31.7%
Diamantina31.7%
Longreach31.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.