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Berri and Barmera (DC)

Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Berri and Barmera (DC) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Berri and Barmera (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

30.8% of employed residents living in Berri and Barmera (DC) worked outside Berri and Barmera (DC) in 2021. Renmark Paringa was the largest external destination.

Showing

69.2%

Work locally

3,153 residents

30.8%

Commute out

1,401 residents

Chart view

Where Berri and Barmera (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,554.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 4,554
69.2%

Berri Barmera

69.2%

3,153

Renmark Paringa

12.6%

572

Loxton Waikerie

10.8%

492

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.2%

190

Unincorporated SA

0.4%

18

Onkaparinga

0.3%

13

Mid Murray

0.2%

11

Adelaide

0.2%

10

Roxby Downs

0.2%

10

Other LGAs

1.9%

85

Data table

Where Berri and Barmera (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Berri Barmera3,15369.2%
Renmark Paringa57212.6%
Loxton Waikerie49210.8%
No Fixed Address (SA)1904.2%
Unincorporated SA180.4%
Onkaparinga130.3%
Mid Murray110.2%
Adelaide100.2%
Roxby Downs100.2%
Other LGAs851.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.