Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Nungarin (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

38.5% of employed residents living in Nungarin (S) worked outside Nungarin (S) in 2021. Merredin was the largest external destination.

Showing

61.5%

Work locally

56 residents

38.5%

Commute out

35 residents

Chart view

Where Nungarin (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 91.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 91
61.5%

Nungarin

61.5%

56

Merredin

19.8%

18

Mukinbudin

7.7%

7

Trayning

5.5%

5

Westonia

5.5%

5

Data table

Where Nungarin (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Nungarin5661.5%
Merredin1819.8%
Mukinbudin77.7%
Trayning55.5%
Westonia55.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.