Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Wyndham-East Kimberley (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

7.9% of employed residents living in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) worked outside Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

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92.1%

Work locally

2,920 residents

7.9%

Commute out

249 residents

Chart view

Where Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 3,169.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 3,169
92.1%

Wyndham-East Kimberley

92.1%

2,920

No Fixed Address (WA)

2.8%

90

Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA)

0.7%

21

Donnybrook-Balingup

0.6%

19

Derby-West Kimberley

0.5%

17

Halls Creek

0.4%

12

Perth

0.3%

8

Stirling

0.3%

8

Broome

0.2%

7

Other LGAs

2.1%

67

Data table

Where Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Wyndham-East Kimberley2,92092.1%
No Fixed Address (WA)902.8%
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA)210.7%
Donnybrook-Balingup190.6%
Derby-West Kimberley170.5%
Halls Creek120.4%
Perth80.3%
Stirling80.3%
Broome70.2%
Other LGAs672.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.