Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Leonora (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

19.6% of employed residents living in Leonora (S) worked outside Leonora (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

80.4%

Work locally

522 residents

19.6%

Commute out

127 residents

Chart view

Where Leonora (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 649.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 649
80.4%

Leonora

80.4%

522

No Fixed Address (WA)

7.4%

48

Laverton

3.7%

24

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

2.0%

13

Menzies

1.8%

12

Ngaanyatjarraku

1.1%

7

Swan

0.9%

6

Halls Creek

0.8%

5

Canning

0.5%

3

Other LGAs

1.4%

9

Data table

Where Leonora (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Leonora52280.4%
No Fixed Address (WA)487.4%
Laverton243.7%
Kalgoorlie-Boulder132.0%
Menzies121.8%
Ngaanyatjarraku71.1%
Swan60.9%
Halls Creek50.8%
Canning30.5%
Other LGAs91.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.