Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Katanning (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

16.0% of employed residents living in Katanning (S) worked outside Katanning (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

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84.0%

Work locally

1,507 residents

16.0%

Commute out

288 residents

Chart view

Where Katanning (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,795.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,795
84.0%

Katanning

84.0%

1,507

No Fixed Address (WA)

5.5%

98

Woodanilling

3.8%

68

Kojonup

1.6%

29

Broomehill-Tambellup

0.8%

14

Kent

0.6%

11

Gnowangerup

0.4%

7

Wagin

0.4%

7

Leonora

0.3%

6

Other LGAs

2.7%

48

Data table

Where Katanning (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Katanning1,50784.0%
No Fixed Address (WA)985.5%
Woodanilling683.8%
Kojonup291.6%
Broomehill-Tambellup140.8%
Kent110.6%
Gnowangerup70.4%
Wagin70.4%
Leonora60.3%
Other LGAs482.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.