Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Beverley (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

36.3% of employed residents living in Beverley (S) worked outside Beverley (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

63.7%

Work locally

394 residents

36.3%

Commute out

225 residents

Chart view

Where Beverley (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 619.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 619
63.7%

Beverley

63.7%

394

No Fixed Address (WA)

7.1%

44

Brookton

5.7%

35

York

5.3%

33

Northam

2.9%

18

East Pilbara

2.6%

16

Swan

1.6%

10

Quairading

1.5%

9

Belmont

1.1%

7

Other LGAs

8.6%

53

Data table

Where Beverley (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Beverley39463.7%
No Fixed Address (WA)447.1%
Brookton355.7%
York335.3%
Northam182.9%
East Pilbara162.6%
Swan101.6%
Quairading91.5%
Belmont71.1%
Other LGAs538.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.