Employment & Commuting
Journey to work
Journey to work shows where employed residents of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) travel for work. It helps explain how strongly the area functions as a residential base versus a self-contained employment centre.
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Journey to work shows where employed residents of Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) 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
70.4% of employed residents living in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) worked outside Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) in 2021. Unincorporated ACT was the largest external destination.
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29.6%
Work locally
10,284 residents
70.4%
Commute out
24,474 residents
Chart view
Where Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) residents work
Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 34,758.
Employment self-sufficiency
Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
29.6%
10,284
Unincorporated ACT
63.1%
21,923
No Fixed Address (NSW)
4.3%
1,505
Sydney
0.3%
114
Goulburn Mulwaree
0.3%
110
Yass Valley
0.3%
91
No Fixed Address (ACT)
0.2%
73
Snowy Monaro Regional
0.1%
51
Eurobodalla
0.1%
34
Other LGAs
1.6%
573
Data table
Where Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A) residents work table
Download the ranked local and external flow counts behind the chart.
| Area | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | 10,284 | 29.6% |
| Unincorporated ACT | 21,923 | 63.1% |
| No Fixed Address (NSW) | 1,505 | 4.3% |
| Sydney | 114 | 0.3% |
| Goulburn Mulwaree | 110 | 0.3% |
| Yass Valley | 91 | 0.3% |
| No Fixed Address (ACT) | 73 | 0.2% |
| Snowy Monaro Regional | 51 | 0.1% |
| Eurobodalla | 34 | 0.1% |
| Other LGAs | 573 | 1.6% |