19.9% —
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Cocos Islands · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Cocos Islands
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Few people have changed their address recently in Cocos Islands compared to other areas. Only 19.9% of residents moved in the last five years, making it one of the least mobile places in the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The 19.9% move rate is far below the 30.2% seen in other territories and well under the Australian figure of 40.7%. This indicates a very stable population where few people relocate.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 5.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This is about the same as the figure for other territories, but well below the national rate of 14.5%.
5.9% —
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
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 Cocos Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51860/cocos-islands/topic/mobility-location