Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Broome (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

9.4% of employed residents living in Broome (S) worked outside Broome (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

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90.6%

Work locally

7,105 residents

9.4%

Commute out

733 residents

Chart view

Where Broome (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 7,838.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 7,838
90.6%

Broome

90.6%

7,105

No Fixed Address (WA)

3.0%

236

Derby-West Kimberley

1.3%

98

East Pilbara

1.1%

84

Perth

0.5%

40

Halls Creek

0.3%

27

Port Hedland

0.3%

24

Swan

0.3%

24

Wyndham-East Kimberley

0.3%

23

Other LGAs

2.3%

177

Data table

Where Broome (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Broome7,10590.6%
No Fixed Address (WA)2363.0%
Derby-West Kimberley981.3%
East Pilbara841.1%
Perth400.5%
Halls Creek270.3%
Port Hedland240.3%
Swan240.3%
Wyndham-East Kimberley230.3%
Other LGAs1772.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.