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No usual address (SA)

Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

Journey to work shows where employed residents of No usual address (SA) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of No usual address (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

78.8% of employed residents living in No usual address (SA) worked outside No usual address (SA) in 2021. Adelaide was the largest external destination.

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21.2%

Work locally

143 residents

78.8%

Commute out

532 residents

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Where No usual address (SA) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 675.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 675
21.2%

No Fixed Address (SA)

21.2%

143

Adelaide

7.7%

52

Port Adelaide Enfield

7.4%

50

Salisbury

5.8%

39

Charles Sturt

5.0%

34

Unincorporated SA

4.9%

33

Onkaparinga

4.7%

32

West Torrens

4.3%

29

Playford

2.8%

19

Other LGAs

36.1%

244

Data table

Where No usual address (SA) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
No Fixed Address (SA)14321.2%
Adelaide527.7%
Port Adelaide Enfield507.4%
Salisbury395.8%
Charles Sturt345.0%
Unincorporated SA334.9%
Onkaparinga324.7%
West Torrens294.3%
Playford192.8%
Other LGAs24436.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.