Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Liverpool Plains (A) 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

27.8% of employed residents living in Liverpool Plains (A) worked outside Liverpool Plains (A) in 2021. Tamworth Regional was the largest external destination.

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72.2%

Work locally

2,192 residents

27.8%

Commute out

843 residents

Chart view

Where Liverpool Plains (A) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 3,035.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 3,035
72.2%

Liverpool Plains

72.2%

2,192

Tamworth Regional

14.7%

446

No Fixed Address (NSW)

4.7%

143

Gunnedah

2.3%

69

Upper Hunter Shire

1.7%

53

Muswellbrook

0.8%

24

Narrabri

0.5%

16

Warrumbungle Shire

0.4%

13

Armidale Regional

0.2%

7

Other LGAs

2.4%

72

Data table

Where Liverpool Plains (A) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Liverpool Plains2,19272.2%
Tamworth Regional44614.7%
No Fixed Address (NSW)1434.7%
Gunnedah692.3%
Upper Hunter Shire531.7%
Muswellbrook240.8%
Narrabri160.5%
Warrumbungle Shire130.4%
Armidale Regional70.2%
Other LGAs722.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.