Burwood · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Burwood

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

Far more people move into and arrive in Burwood from overseas than in the typical Australian suburb. Nearly half of all residents have changed homes in the last five years, while 28.5% of the population arrived from another country recently.

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📍 Burwood, Council (LGA)

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

48.0% ▲ +20.3%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Burwood — higher than 92% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Burwood48.0%
Greater Sydney 41.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 48% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.

48.0% ▲ +20.3%

Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 39.9%
  • 2016: 46.8%
  • 2021: 48.0%

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 28.5% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.9%.

28.5% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 25.4%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 28.5%

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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11300/burwood/topic/mobility-location