Farrer · Federal Electorate

Migration & Movement in Farrer

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Far more people arrive from overseas in Farrer than in most similar areas. While the local population is generally stable, the number of recent international arrivals has jumped significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Farrer, Federal Electorate

Where Farrer sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.4% —
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 5 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 6 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 9 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 11 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 9 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 18 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 15 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 14 areas
  • 40.0%–41.3%: 14 areas
  • 41.3%–42.5%: 5 areas
  • 42.5%–43.8%: 9 areas
  • 43.8%–45.0%: 6 areas
  • 45.0%–46.3%: 5 areas
  • 46.3%–47.5%: 12 areas
  • 47.5%–48.8%: 9 areas
  • 48.8%–50.0%: 3 areas
  • 50.0%–51.3%: 1 area
  • 51.3%–52.5%: 1 area
  • 52.5%–53.8%: 1 area
  • 53.8%–55.0%: 2 areas
  • 55.0%–56.3%: 0 areas
  • 56.3%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–58.8%: 0 areas
  • 58.8%–60.0%: 2 areas
  • 60.0%–61.3%: 1 area
  • 61.3%–62.5%: 0 areas
  • 62.5%–63.8%: 2 areas
  • 63.8%–65.0%: 2 areas

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Farrer — lower than 72% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Farrer36.4%
Rest of NSW 37.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.4% of people moved house in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 2.1 percentage points since 2016.

36.4% —

Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 36.4%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This has risen sharply since 2011, when the figure was only 10%.

20.8% ▲ +107.7%

Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 20.8%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED114/farrer/topic/mobility-location