14.1% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
East Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in East Arnhem
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Only 14.1% of people in East Arnhem moved home in the last five years, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area one of the most stable in the region, where residents are much more likely to stay put than those in other parts of Australia.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Far fewer people have moved here recently compared to the rest of the country, with only 14.1% changing homes in the last five years. This is 28 points lower than the Northern Territory average, though the figure has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 16.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is well below the Northern Territory average and represents a 10 point drop since 2016.
16.5% —
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA71300/east-arnhem/topic/mobility-location