Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional 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

22.7% of employed residents living in Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional worked outside Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

Showing

77.3%

Work locally

3,424 residents

22.7%

Commute out

1,008 residents

Chart view

Where Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,432.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 4,432
77.3%

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional

77.3%

3,424

No Fixed Address (NSW)

5.0%

223

Hilltops

4.6%

202

Snowy Valleys

3.9%

171

Wagga Wagga

3.3%

147

Junee

2.4%

108

Temora

0.9%

42

Unincorporated ACT

0.7%

30

Snowy Monaro Regional

0.2%

9

Other LGAs

1.7%

76

Data table

Where Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional3,42477.3%
No Fixed Address (NSW)2235.0%
Hilltops2024.6%
Snowy Valleys1713.9%
Wagga Wagga1473.3%
Junee1082.4%
Temora420.9%
Unincorporated ACT300.7%
Snowy Monaro Regional90.2%
Other LGAs761.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.