0838, NT · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 0838, NT

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

Only 6.0% of people in postcode 0838 recently arrived from overseas, which is well below the national figure. This area sees far less movement than other parts of the Territory, with fewer people both moving in from other districts and arriving from abroad.

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📍 0838, NT, Postcode

Where 0838, NT sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

31.9% ▼ -3.9%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 0838, NT — lower than 57% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
0838, NT31.9%
Litchfield 30.4%
Northern Territory 42.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 31.9% of residents moved house in the last five years. This is far below the Northern Territory rate of 42.0% and is well below the Australian figure of 40.7%.

31.9% ▼ -3.9%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 33.2%
  • 2016: 41.4%
  • 2021: 31.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 6.0% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas. This is far below the Northern Territory's 21.0% and has fallen 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

6.0% ▼ -51.7%

Lower than 63% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 6.0%

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 0838, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0838/0838-nt/topic/mobility-location