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.

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.

Showing

93.5%

Work locally

4,162 residents

6.5%

Commute out

291 residents

Chart view

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.

Total employed residents: 4,453
93.5%

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.

AreaCountShare
Katherine4,16293.5%
No Fixed Address (NT)992.2%
Roper Gulf340.8%
Darwin300.7%
Salisbury250.6%
Victoria Daly230.5%
Litchfield130.3%
MacDonnell90.2%
Palmerston70.2%
Other LGAs511.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.