34.2% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Sutherland Shire · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Sutherland Shire
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have recently moved into Sutherland Shire compared to most other similar areas. Around 34.2% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This suggests a more stable population where people tend to stay put for longer.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 34.2% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure that is well below both the state and national rates. This movement has increased slightly since 2011, when the figure was 32.3%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 7.1% of the population, which is much lower than the 14.5% national average. This share of the community has fallen since 2011, when it sat at 10.0%.
7.1% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Sutherland Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17150/sutherland-shire/topic/mobility-location