Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) 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

25.0% of employed residents living in Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) worked outside Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) in 2021. No Fixed Address (SA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

75.0%

Work locally

3,237 residents

25.0%

Commute out

1,077 residents

Chart view

Where Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,314.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 4,314
75.0%

Clare and Gilbert Valleys

75.0%

3,237

No Fixed Address (SA)

5.3%

228

Wakefield

3.8%

165

Goyder

2.0%

85

Light

1.9%

83

Port Adelaide Enfield

1.2%

51

Salisbury

1.2%

51

Adelaide

1.0%

44

Playford

1.0%

43

Other LGAs

7.6%

327

Data table

Where Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Clare and Gilbert Valleys3,23775.0%
No Fixed Address (SA)2285.3%
Wakefield1653.8%
Goyder852.0%
Light831.9%
Port Adelaide Enfield511.2%
Salisbury511.2%
Adelaide441.0%
Playford431.0%
Other LGAs3277.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.