Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Murray Bridge (RC) 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

28.2% of employed residents living in Murray Bridge (RC) worked outside Murray Bridge (RC) in 2021. No Fixed Address (SA) was the largest external destination.

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71.8%

Work locally

6,220 residents

28.2%

Commute out

2,446 residents

Chart view

Where Murray Bridge (RC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 8,666.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 8,666
71.8%

Murray Bridge

71.8%

6,220

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.9%

428

Mount Barker

4.1%

354

Coorong

3.4%

297

Mid Murray

2.1%

186

Adelaide Hills

2.1%

178

Adelaide

1.8%

155

Alexandrina

1.6%

142

Port Adelaide Enfield

0.9%

77

Other LGAs

7.3%

629

Data table

Where Murray Bridge (RC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Murray Bridge6,22071.8%
No Fixed Address (SA)4284.9%
Mount Barker3544.1%
Coorong2973.4%
Mid Murray1862.1%
Adelaide Hills1782.1%
Adelaide1551.8%
Alexandrina1421.6%
Port Adelaide Enfield770.9%
Other LGAs6297.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.