Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Menzies (S) 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

43.9% of employed residents living in Menzies (S) worked outside Menzies (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

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56.1%

Work locally

137 residents

43.9%

Commute out

107 residents

Chart view

Where Menzies (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 244.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 244
56.1%

Menzies

56.1%

137

No Fixed Address (WA)

11.9%

29

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

9.0%

22

Laverton

8.2%

20

Leonora

4.9%

12

Belmont

2.9%

7

East Pilbara

2.0%

5

York

2.0%

5

Subiaco

1.6%

4

Other LGAs

1.2%

3

Data table

Where Menzies (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Menzies13756.1%
No Fixed Address (WA)2911.9%
Kalgoorlie-Boulder229.0%
Laverton208.2%
Leonora124.9%
Belmont72.9%
East Pilbara52.0%
York52.0%
Subiaco41.6%
Other LGAs31.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.