Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Mount Gambier (C) 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

19.6% of employed residents living in Mount Gambier (C) worked outside Mount Gambier (C) in 2021. Grant was the largest external destination.

Showing

80.4%

Work locally

9,895 residents

19.6%

Commute out

2,415 residents

Chart view

Where Mount Gambier (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 12,310.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 12,310
80.4%

Mount Gambier

80.4%

9,895

Grant

8.9%

1,093

Wattle Range

4.1%

501

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.0%

488

Glenelg

0.6%

78

Naracoorte Lucindale

0.3%

31

Adelaide

0.2%

27

Unincorporated SA

0.2%

26

Port Adelaide Enfield

0.1%

17

Other LGAs

1.3%

154

Data table

Where Mount Gambier (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Mount Gambier9,89580.4%
Grant1,0938.9%
Wattle Range5014.1%
No Fixed Address (SA)4884.0%
Glenelg780.6%
Naracoorte Lucindale310.3%
Adelaide270.2%
Unincorporated SA260.2%
Port Adelaide Enfield170.1%
Other LGAs1541.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.