Unincorporated NT · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Unincorporated NT

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

Nearly half of all residents in Unincorporated NT have moved house in the last five years. This high level of mobility is combined with a significant proportion of people born overseas, though the number of recent arrivals has dropped since 2011.

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📍 Unincorporated NT, Council (LGA)

Where Unincorporated NT sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

49.0% ▼ -8.5%
  • 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 Unincorporated NT — higher than 93% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Unincorporated NT49.0%
Rest of NT 33.1%
Northern Territory 42.0%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 49% of people moved in the last five years, which is well above the 40.7% national figure and the 42% seen across the Northern Territory.

49.0% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 53.5%
  • 2016: 52.7%
  • 2021: 49.0%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 18.6% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.5% but a little below the Territory's 21%.

18.6% ▼ -30.5%

Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 18.6%

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 Unincorporated NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA79399/unincorporated-nt/topic/mobility-location