Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

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

70.4% of employed residents living in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (NT) worked outside Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (NT) in 2021. Darwin was the largest external destination.

Showing

29.6%

Work locally

16 residents

70.4%

Commute out

38 residents

Chart view

Where Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (NT) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 54.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 54
29.6%

Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (NT)

29.6%

16

Darwin

38.9%

21

No Fixed Address (NT)

22.2%

12

Cairns

9.3%

5

Data table

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

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

AreaCountShare
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (NT)1629.6%
Darwin2138.9%
No Fixed Address (NT)1222.2%
Cairns59.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.