Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Ngaanyatjarraku (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

40.6% of employed residents living in Ngaanyatjarraku (S) worked outside Ngaanyatjarraku (S) in 2021. Leonora was the largest external destination.

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59.4%

Work locally

139 residents

40.6%

Commute out

95 residents

Chart view

Where Ngaanyatjarraku (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 234.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 234
59.4%

Ngaanyatjarraku

59.4%

139

Leonora

11.1%

26

Laverton

8.5%

20

Menzies

7.7%

18

MacDonnell

4.3%

10

Gingin

2.1%

5

Alice Springs

2.1%

5

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

1.7%

4

No Fixed Address (WA)

1.7%

4

Other LGAs

1.3%

3

Data table

Where Ngaanyatjarraku (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Ngaanyatjarraku13959.4%
Leonora2611.1%
Laverton208.5%
Menzies187.7%
MacDonnell104.3%
Gingin52.1%
Alice Springs52.1%
Kalgoorlie-Boulder41.7%
No Fixed Address (WA)41.7%
Other LGAs31.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.