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City Compass

Northern Peninsula Area (R)

Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Northern Peninsula Area (R) 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 Northern Peninsula Area (R) 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

6.7% of employed residents living in Northern Peninsula Area (R) worked outside Northern Peninsula Area (R) in 2021. Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (Qld) was the largest external destination.

Showing

93.3%

Work locally

777 residents

6.7%

Commute out

56 residents

Chart view

Where Northern Peninsula Area (R) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 833.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 833
93.3%

Northern Peninsula Area

93.3%

777

Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (Qld)

2.2%

18

Torres

1.3%

11

Cairns

1.0%

8

Karratha

0.6%

5

Cook

0.5%

4

South Burnett

0.5%

4

Moreton Bay

0.4%

3

No Fixed Address (Qld)

0.4%

3

Data table

Where Northern Peninsula Area (R) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Northern Peninsula Area77793.3%
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (Qld)182.2%
Torres111.3%
Cairns81.0%
Karratha50.6%
Cook40.5%
South Burnett40.5%
Moreton Bay30.4%
No Fixed Address (Qld)30.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.