Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Tumby Bay (DC) 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

36.8% of employed residents living in Tumby Bay (DC) worked outside Tumby Bay (DC) in 2021. Port Lincoln was the largest external destination.

Showing

63.2%

Work locally

753 residents

36.8%

Commute out

439 residents

Chart view

Where Tumby Bay (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 1,192.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 1,192
63.2%

Tumby Bay

63.2%

753

Port Lincoln

13.5%

161

Lower Eyre Peninsula

10.4%

124

No Fixed Address (SA)

5.6%

67

Cleve

2.9%

34

Unincorporated SA

1.4%

17

Franklin Harbour

0.8%

10

Roxby Downs

0.4%

5

Unincorporated NSW

0.3%

4

Other LGAs

1.4%

17

Data table

Where Tumby Bay (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Tumby Bay75363.2%
Port Lincoln16113.5%
Lower Eyre Peninsula12410.4%
No Fixed Address (SA)675.6%
Cleve342.9%
Unincorporated SA171.4%
Franklin Harbour100.8%
Roxby Downs50.4%
Unincorporated NSW40.3%
Other LGAs171.4%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.