Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Carpentaria (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

14.2% of employed residents living in Carpentaria (S) worked outside Carpentaria (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.

Showing

85.8%

Work locally

748 residents

14.2%

Commute out

124 residents

Chart view

Where Carpentaria (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 872.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 872
85.8%

Carpentaria

85.8%

748

No Fixed Address (Qld)

4.5%

39

Mornington

2.3%

20

Burke

2.2%

19

Cloncurry

1.0%

9

Winton

0.8%

7

Mount Isa

0.7%

6

Port Adelaide Enfield

0.6%

5

Townsville

0.5%

4

Other LGAs

1.7%

15

Data table

Where Carpentaria (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Carpentaria74885.8%
No Fixed Address (Qld)394.5%
Mornington202.3%
Burke192.2%
Cloncurry91.0%
Winton70.8%
Mount Isa60.7%
Port Adelaide Enfield50.6%
Townsville40.5%
Other LGAs151.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.