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.
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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
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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.
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.
| Area | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Murray Bridge | 6,220 | 71.8% |
| No Fixed Address (SA) | 428 | 4.9% |
| Mount Barker | 354 | 4.1% |
| Coorong | 297 | 3.4% |
| Mid Murray | 186 | 2.1% |
| Adelaide Hills | 178 | 2.1% |
| Adelaide | 155 | 1.8% |
| Alexandrina | 142 | 1.6% |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 77 | 0.9% |
| Other LGAs | 629 | 7.3% |