56.6% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
2042, NSW · Postcode
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over half of the people in postcode 2042 have moved house in the last five years. This high level of mobility makes the area far more transient than the rest of New South Wales and Australia.
People who moved in the last five years.
A striking 56.6% of residents moved into the area recently, a figure that is far above the national average of 40.7%. This tendency to move has risen slightly since 2011.
56.6% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 17.8% of the population, which is much higher than most other areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure, though the proportion of recent arrivals has fallen since 2011.
17.8% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 2042, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2042/2042-nsw/topic/mobility-location