Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) 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

15.3% of employed residents living in Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) worked outside Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) in 2021. No Fixed Address (SA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

84.7%

Work locally

3,665 residents

15.3%

Commute out

662 residents

Chart view

Where Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,327.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 4,327
84.7%

Naracoorte Lucindale

84.7%

3,665

No Fixed Address (SA)

5.5%

238

Wattle Range

3.2%

139

Tatiara

2.3%

98

West Wimmera

1.1%

49

Mount Gambier

0.7%

30

Kingston (SA)

0.3%

14

Adelaide

0.3%

13

Robe

0.3%

11

Other LGAs

1.6%

70

Data table

Where Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Naracoorte Lucindale3,66584.7%
No Fixed Address (SA)2385.5%
Wattle Range1393.2%
Tatiara982.3%
West Wimmera491.1%
Mount Gambier300.7%
Kingston (SA)140.3%
Adelaide130.3%
Robe110.3%
Other LGAs701.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.