Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Yalgoo (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

19.8% of employed residents living in Yalgoo (S) worked outside Yalgoo (S) in 2021. No Fixed Address (WA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

80.2%

Work locally

81 residents

19.8%

Commute out

20 residents

Chart view

Where Yalgoo (S) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 101.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 101
80.2%

Yalgoo

80.2%

81

No Fixed Address (WA)

10.9%

11

Meekatharra

3.0%

3

Murchison

3.0%

3

Wiluna

3.0%

3

Data table

Where Yalgoo (S) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Yalgoo8180.2%
No Fixed Address (WA)1110.9%
Meekatharra33.0%
Murchison33.0%
Wiluna33.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.