Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Brookton (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

25.8% of employed residents living in Brookton (S) worked outside Brookton (S) in 2021. Pingelly was the largest external destination.

Showing

74.2%

Work locally

282 residents

25.8%

Commute out

98 residents

Chart view

Where Brookton (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 380.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 380
74.2%

Brookton

74.2%

282

Pingelly

6.3%

24

No Fixed Address (WA)

6.3%

24

Narrogin

2.6%

10

Corrigin

2.4%

9

Cockburn

1.6%

6

Wandering

1.6%

6

Armadale

1.3%

5

Beverley

1.1%

4

Other LGAs

2.6%

10

Data table

Where Brookton (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Brookton28274.2%
Pingelly246.3%
No Fixed Address (WA)246.3%
Narrogin102.6%
Corrigin92.4%
Cockburn61.6%
Wandering61.6%
Armadale51.3%
Beverley41.1%
Other LGAs102.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.