Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Cranbrook (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

25.2% of employed residents living in Cranbrook (S) worked outside Cranbrook (S) in 2021. Plantagenet was the largest external destination.

Showing

74.8%

Work locally

382 residents

25.2%

Commute out

129 residents

Chart view

Where Cranbrook (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 511.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 511
74.8%

Cranbrook

74.8%

382

Plantagenet

7.4%

38

No Fixed Address (WA)

6.3%

32

Kojonup

4.7%

24

Albany

3.5%

18

Katanning

0.8%

4

Manjimup

0.8%

4

Ashburton

0.6%

3

Broomehill-Tambellup

0.6%

3

Other LGAs

0.6%

3

Data table

Where Cranbrook (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Cranbrook38274.8%
Plantagenet387.4%
No Fixed Address (WA)326.3%
Kojonup244.7%
Albany183.5%
Katanning40.8%
Manjimup40.8%
Ashburton30.6%
Broomehill-Tambellup30.6%
Other LGAs30.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.