Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Exmouth (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

16.2% of employed residents living in Exmouth (S) worked outside Exmouth (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

83.8%

Work locally

1,443 residents

16.2%

Commute out

278 residents

Chart view

Where Exmouth (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,721.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,721
83.8%

Exmouth

83.8%

1,443

No Fixed Address (WA)

4.7%

81

Ashburton

1.8%

31

Karratha

1.0%

17

Shark Bay

0.9%

16

Carnarvon

0.9%

15

Port Hedland

0.8%

14

Canning

0.5%

9

Augusta Margaret River

0.5%

8

Other LGAs

5.1%

87

Data table

Where Exmouth (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Exmouth1,44383.8%
No Fixed Address (WA)814.7%
Ashburton311.8%
Karratha171.0%
Shark Bay160.9%
Carnarvon150.9%
Port Hedland140.8%
Canning90.5%
Augusta Margaret River80.5%
Other LGAs875.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.