Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Croydon (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

36.4% of employed residents living in Croydon (S) worked outside Croydon (S) in 2021. Etheridge was the largest external destination.

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63.6%

Work locally

77 residents

36.4%

Commute out

44 residents

Chart view

Where Croydon (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 121.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 121
63.6%

Croydon

63.6%

77

Etheridge

27.3%

33

Richmond

4.1%

5

Maroondah

2.5%

3

No Fixed Address (Qld)

2.5%

3

Data table

Where Croydon (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Croydon7763.6%
Etheridge3327.3%
Richmond54.1%
Maroondah32.5%
No Fixed Address (Qld)32.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.