0885, NT · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 0885, NT

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

Nearly 60% of people in postcode 0885 have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area far more mobile than most of the Northern Territory and the rest of Australia. While many people are moving in, the number of recent overseas arrivals has dropped sharply over the last decade.

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📍 0885, NT, Postcode

Where 0885, NT sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

59.9% ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 0885, NT — higher than 97% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
0885, NT59.9%
Unincorporated NT 49.0%
Northern Territory 42.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 59.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure far above the national mark of 40.7%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, although it has fallen slightly since 2011.

59.9% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 97% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 64.5%
  • 2016: 58.3%
  • 2021: 59.9%

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 11.7% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the share of new overseas arrivals was 33.8%.

11.7% ▼ -65.4%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 11.7%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 0885, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0885/0885-nt/topic/mobility-location