Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Circular Head (M) 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

11.7% of employed residents living in Circular Head (M) worked outside Circular Head (M) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Tas.) was the largest external destination.

Showing

88.3%

Work locally

3,188 residents

11.7%

Commute out

421 residents

Chart view

Where Circular Head (M) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 3,609.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 3,609
88.3%

Circular Head

88.3%

3,188

No Fixed Address (Tas.)

3.7%

133

Waratah-Wynyard

2.7%

98

Burnie

2.6%

95

West Coast

0.6%

21

Central Coast (Tas.)

0.2%

8

Launceston

0.2%

8

Kentish

0.2%

7

Clarence

0.2%

6

Other LGAs

1.2%

45

Data table

Where Circular Head (M) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Circular Head3,18888.3%
No Fixed Address (Tas.)1333.7%
Waratah-Wynyard982.7%
Burnie952.6%
West Coast210.6%
Central Coast (Tas.)80.2%
Launceston80.2%
Kentish70.2%
Clarence60.2%
Other LGAs451.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.