Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Unincorporated NT 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

38.0% of employed residents living in Unincorporated NT worked outside Unincorporated NT in 2021. East Arnhem was the largest external destination.

Showing

62.0%

Work locally

2,058 residents

38.0%

Commute out

1,263 residents

Chart view

Where Unincorporated NT residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 3,321.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 3,321
62.0%

Unincorporated NT

62.0%

2,058

East Arnhem

18.9%

627

Darwin

7.1%

236

No Fixed Address (NT)

2.4%

79

Litchfield

2.3%

78

MacDonnell

1.5%

49

Palmerston

1.4%

45

West Arnhem

0.7%

22

Victoria Daly

0.5%

17

Other LGAs

3.3%

110

Data table

Where Unincorporated NT residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Unincorporated NT2,05862.0%
East Arnhem62718.9%
Darwin2367.1%
No Fixed Address (NT)792.4%
Litchfield782.3%
MacDonnell491.5%
Palmerston451.4%
West Arnhem220.7%
Victoria Daly170.5%
Other LGAs1103.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.