Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Gunnedah (A) 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

24.0% of employed residents living in Gunnedah (A) worked outside Gunnedah (A) in 2021. Narrabri was the largest external destination.

Showing

76.0%

Work locally

4,429 residents

24.0%

Commute out

1,399 residents

Chart view

Where Gunnedah (A) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 5,828.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 5,828
76.0%

Gunnedah

76.0%

4,429

Narrabri

13.4%

783

No Fixed Address (NSW)

3.6%

212

Tamworth Regional

3.4%

196

Liverpool Plains

1.0%

56

Warrumbungle Shire

0.5%

31

Singleton

0.2%

11

Armidale Regional

0.2%

10

Sydney

0.2%

9

Other LGAs

1.6%

91

Data table

Where Gunnedah (A) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Gunnedah4,42976.0%
Narrabri78313.4%
No Fixed Address (NSW)2123.6%
Tamworth Regional1963.4%
Liverpool Plains561.0%
Warrumbungle Shire310.5%
Singleton110.2%
Armidale Regional100.2%
Sydney90.2%
Other LGAs911.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.