Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Victoria Daly (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

23.8% of employed residents living in Victoria Daly (R) worked outside Victoria Daly (R) in 2021. Katherine was the largest external destination.

Showing

76.2%

Work locally

634 residents

23.8%

Commute out

198 residents

Chart view

Where Victoria Daly (R) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 832.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 832
76.2%

Victoria Daly

76.2%

634

Katherine

6.1%

51

Central Desert

4.3%

36

No Fixed Address (NT)

2.9%

24

Darwin

1.7%

14

Unincorporated NT

1.6%

13

Roper Gulf

1.2%

10

West Daly

1.2%

10

Sunshine Coast

1.0%

8

Other LGAs

3.8%

32

Data table

Where Victoria Daly (R) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Victoria Daly63476.2%
Katherine516.1%
Central Desert364.3%
No Fixed Address (NT)242.9%
Darwin141.7%
Unincorporated NT131.6%
Roper Gulf101.2%
West Daly101.2%
Sunshine Coast81.0%
Other LGAs323.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.