Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Merredin (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

15.5% of employed residents living in Merredin (S) worked outside Merredin (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

84.5%

Work locally

1,191 residents

15.5%

Commute out

219 residents

Chart view

Where Merredin (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,410.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,410
84.5%

Merredin

84.5%

1,191

No Fixed Address (WA)

3.0%

43

Narembeen

2.6%

36

Bruce Rock

2.3%

32

Westonia

1.6%

22

East Pilbara

0.7%

10

Nungarin

0.5%

7

Stirling

0.5%

7

Yilgarn

0.5%

7

Other LGAs

3.9%

55

Data table

Where Merredin (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Merredin1,19184.5%
No Fixed Address (WA)433.0%
Narembeen362.6%
Bruce Rock322.3%
Westonia221.6%
East Pilbara100.7%
Nungarin70.5%
Stirling70.5%
Yilgarn70.5%
Other LGAs553.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.