Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Etheridge (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

16.7% of employed residents living in Etheridge (S) worked outside Etheridge (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.

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83.3%

Work locally

280 residents

16.7%

Commute out

56 residents

Chart view

Where Etheridge (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 336.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 336
83.3%

Etheridge

83.3%

280

No Fixed Address (Qld)

4.5%

15

Croydon

2.7%

9

Tablelands

2.1%

7

Townsville

1.8%

6

Carpentaria

1.5%

5

Cook

1.2%

4

Mount Isa

1.2%

4

Cairns

0.9%

3

Other LGAs

0.9%

3

Data table

Where Etheridge (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Etheridge28083.3%
No Fixed Address (Qld)154.5%
Croydon92.7%
Tablelands72.1%
Townsville61.8%
Carpentaria51.5%
Cook41.2%
Mount Isa41.2%
Cairns30.9%
Other LGAs30.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.