Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Carnarvon (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

6.6% of employed residents living in Carnarvon (S) worked outside Carnarvon (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

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93.4%

Work locally

2,093 residents

6.6%

Commute out

147 residents

Chart view

Where Carnarvon (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,240.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,240
93.4%

Carnarvon

93.4%

2,093

No Fixed Address (WA)

2.5%

56

Exmouth

0.7%

15

Perth

0.5%

11

Shark Bay

0.4%

9

Upper Gascoyne

0.3%

7

Irwin

0.2%

5

Joondalup

0.2%

5

Wyndham-East Kimberley

0.2%

5

Other LGAs

1.5%

34

Data table

Where Carnarvon (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Carnarvon2,09393.4%
No Fixed Address (WA)562.5%
Exmouth150.7%
Perth110.5%
Shark Bay90.4%
Upper Gascoyne70.3%
Irwin50.2%
Joondalup50.2%
Wyndham-East Kimberley50.2%
Other LGAs341.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.