Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Mount Magnet (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

21.8% of employed residents living in Mount Magnet (S) worked outside Mount Magnet (S) in 2021. Meekatharra was the largest external destination.

Showing

78.2%

Work locally

129 residents

21.8%

Commute out

36 residents

Chart view

Where Mount Magnet (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 165.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 165
78.2%

Mount Magnet

78.2%

129

Meekatharra

7.3%

12

No Fixed Address (WA)

6.1%

10

Greater Geraldton

2.4%

4

Murchison

2.4%

4

Canning

1.8%

3

Wiluna

1.8%

3

Data table

Where Mount Magnet (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Mount Magnet12978.2%
Meekatharra127.3%
No Fixed Address (WA)106.1%
Greater Geraldton42.4%
Murchison42.4%
Canning31.8%
Wiluna31.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.