Employment & Commuting
Journey to work
About this topic
Journey to work shows where employed residents of Katherine (T) 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.
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Key insight
6.5% of employed residents living in Katherine (T) worked outside Katherine (T) in 2021. No Fixed Address (NT) was the largest external destination.
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93.5%
Work locally
4,162 residents
6.5%
Commute out
291 residents
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Where Katherine (T) residents work
Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,453.
Employment self-sufficiency
Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.
Katherine
93.5%
4,162
No Fixed Address (NT)
2.2%
99
Roper Gulf
0.8%
34
Darwin
0.7%
30
Salisbury
0.6%
25
Victoria Daly
0.5%
23
Litchfield
0.3%
13
MacDonnell
0.2%
9
Palmerston
0.2%
7
Other LGAs
1.1%
51
Data table
Where Katherine (T) residents work table
Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.
| Area | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine | 4,162 | 93.5% |
| No Fixed Address (NT) | 99 | 2.2% |
| Roper Gulf | 34 | 0.8% |
| Darwin | 30 | 0.7% |
| Salisbury | 25 | 0.6% |
| Victoria Daly | 23 | 0.5% |
| Litchfield | 13 | 0.3% |
| MacDonnell | 9 | 0.2% |
| Palmerston | 7 | 0.2% |
| Other LGAs | 51 | 1.1% |