RDA Northern Territory

Residents place of work by industry - All industries

1,387 or 1.3% of the RDA Northern Territory’s resident workers travel outside of the area to work.

Journey to Work (residents) data shows where the RDA Northern Territory's resident workers go to work and whether they need to travel significant distances to work. This impacts upon planning and advocacy for roads and public transport provision, as well as economic development strategies to develop local employment which fits the skills and qualifications of the resident workers.

The distance travelled by residents in different industry sectors may be influenced by; the nature of employment opportunities versus the skills and qualifications of local residents; transport options available and commuting times; relationship between wages and salaries (people will travel further for higher paid jobs), house prices in the local area; and the geographic size of the local area (in large areas, local jobs may not in fact be so local, while in more compact areas, resident workers may walk to work in a neighbouring LGA.).

Please note that where an industry has a very small number of employed residents, there may be no information displayed on the map or the detailed table due to insufficient residents travelling to any one area to display. The summary table will still include the information for the total residents working locally or travelling outside the area to work.

Residents place of work data should be viewed alongside Self-containment and Jobs to workers ratio datasets, as well as modelled Employed residents estimates, which are updated annually. The Resident workers section will provide the characteristics of resident workers.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place to work

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Employment location of resident workers by industry
RDA Northern Territory - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Live and work in the area101,76095.9
- Live and work in the same LGA70,63666.6
- Live in the area and work in different LGA31,12429.3
Live in the area, but work outside1,3871.3
No fixed place of work2,9142.7
Total employed residents in the area106,061100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) Excludes residential locations with fewer than 10 people.

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Employment location of resident workers by LGA by industry
RDA Northern Territory - All industries2021
LocationNumber%.
Darwin48,24145.5
Alice Springs12,55211.8
Litchfield9,9389.4
Palmerston8,3067.8
Unincorporated NT5,2725.0
Katherine4,5004.2
No usual address (NT)2,7882.6
East Arnhem2,1182.0
Barkly2,0021.9
MacDonnell1,7611.7
Roper Gulf1,5771.5
West Arnhem1,5481.5
Central Desert1,0861.0
Victoria Daly8670.8
Darwin Waterfront Precinct5870.6
Tiwi Islands5060.5
Coomalie4160.4
West Daly4100.4
Salisbury960.1
Brisbane850.1
Sydney790.1
Melbourne720.1
Unincorporated ACT630.1
Perth560.1
Wagait550.1
No usual address (WA)400.0
Adelaide Hills360.0
Cairns360.0
East Pilbara330.0
Wyndham-East Kimberley310.0
Karratha290.0
Port Hedland270.0
Greater Geelong260.0
No usual address (Qld)240.0
Adelaide230.0
Yarra210.0
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (NT)210.0
Townsville190.0
Belmont190.0
Ashburton180.0
Belyuen180.0
Halls Creek170.0
Broome160.0
Sunshine Coast160.0
Migratory - Offshore - Shipping (WA)150.0
Toowoomba140.0
Canning130.0
No usual address (SA)130.0
West Torrens130.0
Stirling120.0
Liverpool120.0
Snowy Monaro Regional120.0
Whitehorse110.0
Kalgoorlie-Boulder110.0
Unincorporated SA100.0
Wodonga100.0
Bayside (NSW)100.0
No usual address (NSW)100.0
Ballarat100.0

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) Excludes residential locations with fewer than 10 people.

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