37.9% —
Lower than 69% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Rest of NSW · Capital City
Migration & Movement in Rest of NSW
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in the Rest of NSW compared to the state and national averages. Around 37.9% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is a little below the national figure of 40.7%. This suggests a more stable population with less churn than in other parts of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Recent movement is slightly lower than most areas, with 37.9% of people moving in the last five years. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%, though the rate has risen slightly since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 12.4% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average of 14.5% and has barely changed over the last five years.
12.4% —
Lower than 78% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Rest of NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1RNSW/rest-of-nsw/topic/mobility-location