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.

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

Chart view

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.

Total employed residents: 640
88.0%

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.

AreaCountShare
Paroo56388.0%
No Fixed Address (Qld)274.2%
Bulloo132.0%
Quilpie132.0%
Murweh91.4%
Brewarrina40.6%
Logan40.6%
Maranoa40.6%
Toowoomba30.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.