Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Wagga Wagga (C) 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

9.6% of employed residents living in Wagga Wagga (C) worked outside Wagga Wagga (C) in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

Showing

90.4%

Work locally

30,008 residents

9.6%

Commute out

3,182 residents

Chart view

Where Wagga Wagga (C) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 33,190.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 33,190
90.4%

Wagga Wagga

90.4%

30,008

No Fixed Address (NSW)

3.4%

1,145

Junee

1.0%

345

Lockhart

0.5%

174

Coolamon

0.5%

171

Snowy Valleys

0.4%

132

Sydney

0.3%

108

Unincorporated ACT

0.3%

83

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional

0.2%

76

Other LGAs

2.9%

948

Data table

Where Wagga Wagga (C) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Wagga Wagga30,00890.4%
No Fixed Address (NSW)1,1453.4%
Junee3451.0%
Lockhart1740.5%
Coolamon1710.5%
Snowy Valleys1320.4%
Sydney1080.3%
Unincorporated ACT830.3%
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional760.2%
Other LGAs9482.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.