Employment & Commuting
Journey to work
About this topic
Journey to work shows where employed residents of Paroo (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.
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Key insight
12.0% of employed residents living in Paroo (S) worked outside Paroo (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.
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88.0%
Work locally
563 residents
12.0%
Commute out
77 residents
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Where Paroo (S) residents work
Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 640.
Employment self-sufficiency
Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.
Paroo
88.0%
563
No Fixed Address (Qld)
4.2%
27
Bulloo
2.0%
13
Quilpie
2.0%
13
Murweh
1.4%
9
Brewarrina
0.6%
4
Logan
0.6%
4
Maranoa
0.6%
4
Toowoomba
0.5%
3
Data table
Where Paroo (S) residents work table
Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.
| Area | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paroo | 563 | 88.0% |
| No Fixed Address (Qld) | 27 | 4.2% |
| Bulloo | 13 | 2.0% |
| Quilpie | 13 | 2.0% |
| Murweh | 9 | 1.4% |
| Brewarrina | 4 | 0.6% |
| Logan | 4 | 0.6% |
| Maranoa | 4 | 0.6% |
| Toowoomba | 3 | 0.5% |