Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Wickepin (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

32.7% of employed residents living in Wickepin (S) worked outside Wickepin (S) in 2021. Narrogin was the largest external destination.

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67.3%

Work locally

210 residents

32.7%

Commute out

102 residents

Chart view

Where Wickepin (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 312.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 312
67.3%

Wickepin

67.3%

210

Narrogin

12.2%

38

No Fixed Address (WA)

5.1%

16

Lake Grace

3.8%

12

Kondinin

3.5%

11

Kulin

2.6%

8

Ashburton

1.3%

4

Pingelly

1.3%

4

Corrigin

1.0%

3

Other LGAs

1.9%

6

Data table

Where Wickepin (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Wickepin21067.3%
Narrogin3812.2%
No Fixed Address (WA)165.1%
Lake Grace123.8%
Kondinin113.5%
Kulin82.6%
Ashburton41.3%
Pingelly41.3%
Corrigin31.0%
Other LGAs61.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.