Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Winton (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

9.9% of employed residents living in Winton (S) worked outside Winton (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (Qld) was the largest external destination.

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90.1%

Work locally

498 residents

9.9%

Commute out

55 residents

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Where Winton (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 553.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 553
90.1%

Winton

90.1%

498

No Fixed Address (Qld)

2.4%

13

Diamantina

1.3%

7

Longreach

1.3%

7

Barcoo

1.1%

6

Boulia

0.9%

5

Carpentaria

0.9%

5

Townsville

0.9%

5

Toowoomba

0.7%

4

Other LGAs

0.5%

3

Data table

Where Winton (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Winton49890.1%
No Fixed Address (Qld)132.4%
Diamantina71.3%
Longreach71.3%
Barcoo61.1%
Boulia50.9%
Carpentaria50.9%
Townsville50.9%
Toowoomba40.7%
Other LGAs30.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.