Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Murchison (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

36.6% of employed residents living in Murchison (S) worked outside Murchison (S) in 2021. Chapman Valley was the largest external destination.

Showing

63.4%

Work locally

26 residents

36.6%

Commute out

15 residents

Chart view

Where Murchison (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 41.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 41
63.4%

Murchison

63.4%

26

Chapman Valley

9.8%

4

Mount Magnet

9.8%

4

Sandstone

9.8%

4

No Fixed Address (WA)

7.3%

3

Data table

Where Murchison (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Murchison2663.4%
Chapman Valley49.8%
Mount Magnet49.8%
Sandstone49.8%
No Fixed Address (WA)37.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.