54.5% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
2026, NSW · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 2026, NSW
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people have moved into postcode 2026 recently than in most similar areas. Over half of all residents have changed homes in the last five years, and recent arrivals from overseas make up a very large part of the population.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 54.5% of people here moved in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This proportion has risen 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 28.0% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This is among the highest proportions seen at this level, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
28.0% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 2026, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2026/2026-nsw/topic/mobility-location