Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Griffith (C) 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

8.4% of employed residents living in Griffith (C) worked outside Griffith (C) in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

Showing

91.6%

Work locally

12,478 residents

8.4%

Commute out

1,145 residents

Chart view

Where Griffith (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 13,623.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 13,623
91.6%

Griffith

91.6%

12,478

No Fixed Address (NSW)

2.9%

393

Murrumbidgee

1.6%

215

Carrathool

1.4%

186

Leeton

1.1%

154

Wagga Wagga

0.3%

40

Narrandera

0.1%

19

Bland

0.1%

13

Sydney

0.1%

10

Other LGAs

0.8%

115

Data table

Where Griffith (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Griffith12,47891.6%
No Fixed Address (NSW)3932.9%
Murrumbidgee2151.6%
Carrathool1861.4%
Leeton1541.1%
Wagga Wagga400.3%
Narrandera190.1%
Bland130.1%
Sydney100.1%
Other LGAs1150.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.