Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) 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

79.1% of employed residents living in Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) worked outside Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) in 2021. Adelaide was the largest external destination.

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20.9%

Work locally

4,024 residents

79.1%

Commute out

15,261 residents

Chart view

Where Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 19,285.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 19,285
20.9%

Norwood Payneham and St Peters

20.9%

4,024

Adelaide

30.8%

5,934

Port Adelaide Enfield

6.4%

1,230

Burnside

5.2%

1,004

West Torrens

4.8%

931

Salisbury

4.3%

824

Charles Sturt

3.7%

711

No Fixed Address (SA)

3.6%

703

Unley

3.5%

671

Other LGAs

16.9%

3,253

Data table

Where Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Norwood Payneham and St Peters4,02420.9%
Adelaide5,93430.8%
Port Adelaide Enfield1,2306.4%
Burnside1,0045.2%
West Torrens9314.8%
Salisbury8244.3%
Charles Sturt7113.7%
No Fixed Address (SA)7033.6%
Unley6713.5%
Other LGAs3,25316.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.