Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Inverell 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

11.4% of employed residents living in Inverell worked outside Inverell in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

Showing

88.6%

Work locally

6,226 residents

11.4%

Commute out

803 residents

Chart view

Where Inverell residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 7,029.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 7,029
88.6%

Inverell

88.6%

6,226

No Fixed Address (NSW)

4.1%

286

Gwydir

1.7%

123

Glen Innes Severn

1.2%

87

Goondiwindi

0.9%

60

Armidale Regional

0.8%

53

Uralla

0.5%

33

Moree Plains

0.3%

22

Narrabri

0.3%

22

Other LGAs

1.7%

117

Data table

Where Inverell residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Inverell6,22688.6%
No Fixed Address (NSW)2864.1%
Gwydir1231.7%
Glen Innes Severn871.2%
Goondiwindi600.9%
Armidale Regional530.8%
Uralla330.5%
Moree Plains220.3%
Narrabri220.3%
Other LGAs1171.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.