Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Lake Grace (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

11.5% of employed residents living in Lake Grace (S) worked outside Lake Grace (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

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88.5%

Work locally

645 residents

11.5%

Commute out

84 residents

Chart view

Where Lake Grace (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 729.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 729
88.5%

Lake Grace

88.5%

645

No Fixed Address (WA)

3.0%

22

Kulin

1.6%

12

Dumbleyung

1.1%

8

Ravensthorpe

1.0%

7

Kondinin

0.8%

6

Perth

0.8%

6

Kent

0.7%

5

Albany

0.5%

4

Other LGAs

1.9%

14

Data table

Where Lake Grace (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Lake Grace64588.5%
No Fixed Address (WA)223.0%
Kulin121.6%
Dumbleyung81.1%
Ravensthorpe71.0%
Kondinin60.8%
Perth60.8%
Kent50.7%
Albany40.5%
Other LGAs141.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.