Employment & Commuting

Journey to work

About this topic

Journey to work shows where employed residents of Yorke Peninsula (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

19.3% of employed residents living in Yorke Peninsula (DC) worked outside Yorke Peninsula (DC) in 2021. No Fixed Address (SA) was the largest external destination.

Showing

80.7%

Work locally

3,351 residents

19.3%

Commute out

801 residents

Chart view

Where Yorke Peninsula (DC) residents work

Flow shares show where employed residents work. Total employed residents: 4,152.

Employment self-sufficiency

Share of employed residents who work within the municipality.

Total employed residents: 4,152
80.7%

Yorke Peninsula

80.7%

3,351

No Fixed Address (SA)

6.4%

265

Copper Coast

3.3%

136

Unincorporated SA

1.0%

43

Wakefield

0.8%

35

Port Adelaide Enfield

0.8%

32

Roxby Downs

0.7%

31

Adelaide

0.7%

28

Charles Sturt

0.5%

21

Other LGAs

5.1%

210

Data table

Where Yorke Peninsula (DC) residents work table

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

AreaCountShare
Yorke Peninsula3,35180.7%
No Fixed Address (SA)2656.4%
Copper Coast1363.3%
Unincorporated SA431.0%
Wakefield350.8%
Port Adelaide Enfield320.8%
Roxby Downs310.7%
Adelaide280.7%
Charles Sturt210.5%
Other LGAs2105.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (usual residence journey to work data). Compiled by Geografia.