Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Kingston (DC) (SA) 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

27.4% of employed residents living in Kingston (DC) (SA) worked outside Kingston (DC) (SA) in 2021. No Fixed Address (SA) was the largest external destination.

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72.6%

Work locally

760 residents

27.4%

Commute out

287 residents

Chart view

Where Kingston (DC) (SA) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,047.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,047
72.6%

Kingston (SA)

72.6%

760

No Fixed Address (SA)

9.7%

102

Robe

7.3%

76

Naracoorte Lucindale

3.8%

40

Tatiara

2.3%

24

Wattle Range

0.8%

8

Coorong

0.7%

7

West Wimmera

0.5%

5

Mount Gambier

0.5%

5

Other LGAs

1.9%

20

Data table

Where Kingston (DC) (SA) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Kingston (SA)76072.6%
No Fixed Address (SA)1029.7%
Robe767.3%
Naracoorte Lucindale403.8%
Tatiara242.3%
Wattle Range80.8%
Coorong70.7%
West Wimmera50.5%
Mount Gambier50.5%
Other LGAs201.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.