Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA) 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

76.0% of employed residents living in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA) worked outside Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA) in 2021. Ashburton was the largest external destination.

Showing

24.0%

Work locally

67 residents

76.0%

Commute out

212 residents

Chart view

Where Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 279.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 279
24.0%

Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA)

24.0%

67

Ashburton

28.3%

79

No Fixed Address (WA)

18.6%

52

Broome

7.5%

21

Cockburn

4.3%

12

Perth

4.3%

12

Carnarvon

3.9%

11

Mundaring

2.2%

6

Stirling

1.8%

5

Other LGAs

5.0%

14

Data table

Where Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA)6724.0%
Ashburton7928.3%
No Fixed Address (WA)5218.6%
Broome217.5%
Cockburn124.3%
Perth124.3%
Carnarvon113.9%
Mundaring62.2%
Stirling51.8%
Other LGAs145.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.