Employment & Commuting
Journey to work
Journey to work shows where employed residents of Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.
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Journey to work shows where employed residents of Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) 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
56.8% of employed residents living in Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) worked outside Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) in 2021. Port Lincoln was the largest external destination.
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43.2%
Work locally
1,181 residents
56.8%
Commute out
1,555 residents
Chart view
Where Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) residents work
Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,736.
Employment self-sufficiency
Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.
Lower Eyre Peninsula
43.2%
1,181
Port Lincoln
42.7%
1,169
No Fixed Address (SA)
6.0%
164
Tumby Bay
2.9%
79
Unincorporated SA
1.2%
32
Roxby Downs
0.4%
12
Tea Tree Gully
0.4%
10
Whyalla
0.4%
10
Charles Sturt
0.3%
8
Other LGAs
2.6%
71
Data table
Where Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC) residents work table
Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.
| Area | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Eyre Peninsula | 1,181 | 43.2% |
| Port Lincoln | 1,169 | 42.7% |
| No Fixed Address (SA) | 164 | 6.0% |
| Tumby Bay | 79 | 2.9% |
| Unincorporated SA | 32 | 1.2% |
| Roxby Downs | 12 | 0.4% |
| Tea Tree Gully | 10 | 0.4% |
| Whyalla | 10 | 0.4% |
| Charles Sturt | 8 | 0.3% |
| Other LGAs | 71 | 2.6% |