Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Port Adelaide Enfield (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

73.5% of employed residents living in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) worked outside Port Adelaide Enfield (C) in 2021. Adelaide was the largest external destination.

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26.5%

Work locally

16,675 residents

73.5%

Commute out

46,298 residents

Chart view

Where Port Adelaide Enfield (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 62,973.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 62,973
26.5%

Port Adelaide Enfield

26.5%

16,675

Adelaide

19.6%

12,366

Charles Sturt

10.0%

6,320

Salisbury

8.3%

5,247

West Torrens

6.5%

4,076

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.2%

2,632

Norwood Payneham and St Peters

3.7%

2,360

Tea Tree Gully

3.2%

2,026

Playford

2.9%

1,839

Other LGAs

15.0%

9,432

Data table

Where Port Adelaide Enfield (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Port Adelaide Enfield16,67526.5%
Adelaide12,36619.6%
Charles Sturt6,32010.0%
Salisbury5,2478.3%
West Torrens4,0766.5%
No Fixed Address (SA)2,6324.2%
Norwood Payneham and St Peters2,3603.7%
Tea Tree Gully2,0263.2%
Playford1,8392.9%
Other LGAs9,43215.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.