Employment & Commuting
Journey to work
Journey to work shows where employed residents of Napranum (S) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.
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Journey to work shows where employed residents of Napranum (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
67.9% of employed residents living in Napranum (S) worked outside Napranum (S) in 2021. Cook was the largest external destination.
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32.1%
Work locally
44 residents
67.9%
Commute out
93 residents
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Where Napranum (S) residents work
Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 137.
Employment self-sufficiency
Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.
Napranum
32.1%
44
Cook
38.0%
52
Weipa
8.8%
12
No Fixed Address (Qld)
6.6%
9
Hope Vale
5.8%
8
Lockhart River
3.6%
5
Mapoon
2.9%
4
Mareeba
2.2%
3
Data table
Where Napranum (S) residents work table
Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.
| Area | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Napranum | 44 | 32.1% |
| Cook | 52 | 38.0% |
| Weipa | 12 | 8.8% |
| No Fixed Address (Qld) | 9 | 6.6% |
| Hope Vale | 8 | 5.8% |
| Lockhart River | 5 | 3.6% |
| Mapoon | 4 | 2.9% |
| Mareeba | 3 | 2.2% |