Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Gwydir (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

25.3% of employed residents living in Gwydir (A) worked outside Gwydir (A) in 2021. Moree Plains was the largest external destination.

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74.7%

Work locally

1,449 residents

25.3%

Commute out

491 residents

Chart view

Where Gwydir (A) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,940.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,940
74.7%

Gwydir

74.7%

1,449

Moree Plains

7.3%

142

Inverell

6.6%

129

No Fixed Address (NSW)

4.2%

81

Tamworth Regional

2.5%

48

Goondiwindi

1.4%

28

Narrabri

1.0%

19

Uralla

0.5%

9

Sydney

0.4%

8

Other LGAs

1.4%

27

Data table

Where Gwydir (A) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Gwydir1,44974.7%
Moree Plains1427.3%
Inverell1296.6%
No Fixed Address (NSW)814.2%
Tamworth Regional482.5%
Goondiwindi281.4%
Narrabri191.0%
Uralla90.5%
Sydney80.4%
Other LGAs271.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.