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Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC)

Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

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.

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.

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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.