Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Noosa (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

36.9% of employed residents living in Noosa (S) worked outside Noosa (S) in 2021. Sunshine Coast was the largest external destination.

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63.1%

Work locally

15,249 residents

36.9%

Commute out

8,919 residents

Chart view

Where Noosa (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 24,168.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 24,168
63.1%

Noosa

63.1%

15,249

Sunshine Coast

18.0%

4,362

No Fixed Address (Qld)

7.3%

1,756

Brisbane

3.2%

778

Gympie

2.7%

644

Moreton Bay

0.7%

159

Sydney

0.5%

125

Isaac

0.3%

82

Melbourne

0.3%

67

Other LGAs

3.9%

946

Data table

Where Noosa (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Noosa15,24963.1%
Sunshine Coast4,36218.0%
No Fixed Address (Qld)1,7567.3%
Brisbane7783.2%
Gympie6442.7%
Moreton Bay1590.7%
Sydney1250.5%
Isaac820.3%
Melbourne670.3%
Other LGAs9463.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.