Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Cloncurry (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

9.2% of employed residents living in Cloncurry (S) worked outside Cloncurry (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.

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90.8%

Work locally

1,642 residents

9.2%

Commute out

167 residents

Chart view

Where Cloncurry (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,809.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,809
90.8%

Cloncurry

90.8%

1,642

No Fixed Address (Qld)

3.2%

58

Mount Isa

3.1%

56

Townsville

0.8%

14

McKinlay

0.7%

12

Boulia

0.4%

8

Charters Towers

0.3%

6

Burke

0.2%

4

Greater Bendigo

0.2%

3

Other LGAs

0.3%

6

Data table

Where Cloncurry (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Cloncurry1,64290.8%
No Fixed Address (Qld)583.2%
Mount Isa563.1%
Townsville140.8%
McKinlay120.7%
Boulia80.4%
Charters Towers60.3%
Burke40.2%
Greater Bendigo30.2%
Other LGAs60.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.