Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Murweh (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

7.3% of employed residents living in Murweh (S) worked outside Murweh (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.

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92.7%

Work locally

1,720 residents

7.3%

Commute out

136 residents

Chart view

Where Murweh (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,856.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,856
92.7%

Murweh

92.7%

1,720

No Fixed Address (Qld)

3.9%

73

Maranoa

0.8%

15

Quilpie

0.6%

11

Blackall Tambo

0.5%

10

Brisbane

0.3%

5

Unincorporated SA

0.3%

5

Carpentaria

0.2%

4

Sunshine Coast

0.2%

4

Other LGAs

0.5%

9

Data table

Where Murweh (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Murweh1,72092.7%
No Fixed Address (Qld)733.9%
Maranoa150.8%
Quilpie110.6%
Blackall Tambo100.5%
Brisbane50.3%
Unincorporated SA50.3%
Carpentaria40.2%
Sunshine Coast40.2%
Other LGAs90.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.