Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Tiwi Islands (R) 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

2.8% of employed residents living in Tiwi Islands (R) worked outside Tiwi Islands (R) in 2021. No Fixed Address (NT) was the largest external destination.

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97.2%

Work locally

445 residents

2.8%

Commute out

13 residents

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Where Tiwi Islands (R) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 458.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 458
97.2%

Tiwi Islands

97.2%

445

No Fixed Address (NT)

2.0%

9

Darwin

0.9%

4

Data table

Where Tiwi Islands (R) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Tiwi Islands44597.2%
No Fixed Address (NT)92.0%
Darwin40.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.