Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Port Lincoln (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

15.2% of employed residents living in Port Lincoln (C) worked outside Port Lincoln (C) in 2021. Lower Eyre Peninsula was the largest external destination.

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84.8%

Work locally

5,475 residents

15.2%

Commute out

985 residents

Chart view

Where Port Lincoln (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 6,460.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 6,460
84.8%

Port Lincoln

84.8%

5,475

Lower Eyre Peninsula

4.8%

313

No Fixed Address (SA)

4.1%

268

Unincorporated SA

0.8%

53

Tumby Bay

0.7%

43

Roxby Downs

0.6%

36

Whyalla

0.4%

26

Elliston

0.3%

20

Charles Sturt

0.3%

18

Other LGAs

3.2%

208

Data table

Where Port Lincoln (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Port Lincoln5,47584.8%
Lower Eyre Peninsula3134.8%
No Fixed Address (SA)2684.1%
Unincorporated SA530.8%
Tumby Bay430.7%
Roxby Downs360.6%
Whyalla260.4%
Elliston200.3%
Charles Sturt180.3%
Other LGAs2083.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.