Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Warrumbungle Shire (A) 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

17.4% of employed residents living in Warrumbungle Shire (A) worked outside Warrumbungle Shire (A) in 2021. No Fixed Address (NSW) was the largest external destination.

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82.6%

Work locally

2,767 residents

17.4%

Commute out

581 residents

Chart view

Where Warrumbungle Shire (A) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 3,348.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 3,348
82.6%

Warrumbungle Shire

82.6%

2,767

No Fixed Address (NSW)

4.7%

158

Mid-Western Regional

3.3%

109

Dubbo Regional

3.0%

99

Gunnedah

1.2%

39

Narrabri

1.0%

32

Coonamble

0.7%

25

Upper Hunter Shire

0.4%

15

Tamworth Regional

0.4%

14

Other LGAs

2.7%

90

Data table

Where Warrumbungle Shire (A) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Warrumbungle Shire2,76782.6%
No Fixed Address (NSW)1584.7%
Mid-Western Regional1093.3%
Dubbo Regional993.0%
Gunnedah391.2%
Narrabri321.0%
Coonamble250.7%
Upper Hunter Shire150.4%
Tamworth Regional140.4%
Other LGAs902.7%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.