Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Victoria Plains (S) 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

34.0% of employed residents living in Victoria Plains (S) worked outside Victoria Plains (S) in 2021. Moora was the largest external destination.

Showing

66.0%

Work locally

268 residents

34.0%

Commute out

138 residents

Chart view

Where Victoria Plains (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 406.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 406
66.0%

Victoria Plains

66.0%

268

Moora

9.1%

37

Wongan-Ballidu

7.1%

29

No Fixed Address (WA)

4.7%

19

Dalwallinu

3.9%

16

Northam

2.5%

10

Swan

1.7%

7

Dandaragan

1.5%

6

Toodyay

1.2%

5

Other LGAs

2.2%

9

Data table

Where Victoria Plains (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Victoria Plains26866.0%
Moora379.1%
Wongan-Ballidu297.1%
No Fixed Address (WA)194.7%
Dalwallinu163.9%
Northam102.5%
Swan71.7%
Dandaragan61.5%
Toodyay51.2%
Other LGAs92.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.