Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Gingin (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

43.5% of employed residents living in Gingin (S) worked outside Gingin (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

56.5%

Work locally

1,395 residents

43.5%

Commute out

1,074 residents

Chart view

Where Gingin (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,469.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,469
56.5%

Gingin

56.5%

1,395

No Fixed Address (WA)

9.1%

224

Wanneroo

6.8%

169

Dandaragan

4.2%

104

Joondalup

2.7%

66

Swan

2.5%

62

Chittering

2.3%

57

Perth

2.1%

52

East Pilbara

2.1%

51

Other LGAs

11.7%

289

Data table

Where Gingin (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Gingin1,39556.5%
No Fixed Address (WA)2249.1%
Wanneroo1696.8%
Dandaragan1044.2%
Joondalup662.7%
Swan622.5%
Chittering572.3%
Perth522.1%
East Pilbara512.1%
Other LGAs28911.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.