Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Hope Vale (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

22.5% of employed residents living in Hope Vale (S) worked outside Hope Vale (S) in 2021. Cook was the largest external destination.

Showing

77.5%

Work locally

176 residents

22.5%

Commute out

51 residents

Chart view

Where Hope Vale (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 227.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 227
77.5%

Hope Vale

77.5%

176

Cook

16.3%

37

No Fixed Address (Qld)

2.2%

5

Aurukun

1.3%

3

Carpentaria

1.3%

3

Lockhart River

1.3%

3

Data table

Where Hope Vale (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Hope Vale17677.5%
Cook3716.3%
No Fixed Address (Qld)52.2%
Aurukun31.3%
Carpentaria31.3%
Lockhart River31.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.