Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Barunga West (DC) 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

48.3% of employed residents living in Barunga West (DC) worked outside Barunga West (DC) in 2021. Copper Coast was the largest external destination.

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51.7%

Work locally

468 residents

48.3%

Commute out

438 residents

Chart view

Where Barunga West (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 906.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 906
51.7%

Barunga West

51.7%

468

Copper Coast

14.9%

135

Port Pirie

13.0%

118

Wakefield

5.7%

52

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.5%

41

Salisbury

1.2%

11

Port Adelaide Enfield

1.1%

10

Unincorporated SA

1.1%

10

Yorke Peninsula

1.0%

9

Other LGAs

5.7%

52

Data table

Where Barunga West (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Barunga West46851.7%
Copper Coast13514.9%
Port Pirie11813.0%
Wakefield525.7%
No Fixed Address (SA)414.5%
Salisbury111.2%
Port Adelaide Enfield101.1%
Unincorporated SA101.1%
Yorke Peninsula91.0%
Other LGAs525.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.