Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Yankalilla (DC) 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

50.1% of employed residents living in Yankalilla (DC) worked outside Yankalilla (DC) in 2021. Onkaparinga was the largest external destination.

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49.9%

Work locally

1,135 residents

50.1%

Commute out

1,141 residents

Chart view

Where Yankalilla (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 2,276.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 2,276
49.9%

Yankalilla

49.9%

1,135

Onkaparinga

13.0%

295

No Fixed Address (SA)

8.4%

191

Victor Harbor

7.4%

169

Adelaide

3.4%

78

Alexandrina

3.2%

72

West Torrens

2.4%

55

Mitcham

2.2%

49

Marion

2.0%

46

Other LGAs

8.2%

186

Data table

Where Yankalilla (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Yankalilla1,13549.9%
Onkaparinga29513.0%
No Fixed Address (SA)1918.4%
Victor Harbor1697.4%
Adelaide783.4%
Alexandrina723.2%
West Torrens552.4%
Mitcham492.2%
Marion462.0%
Other LGAs1868.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.