53.9% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
2138, NSW · Postcode
Migration & Movement in 2138, NSW
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A shifting population defines postcode 2138, where more than half of all residents have moved house recently. While the share of new overseas arrivals has fallen since 2011, the area remains a major hub for people changing where they live.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Over half of the people here (53.9%) moved in the last five years, a figure far above the national average of 40.7%. This trend has risen since 2011, placing the area among the highest for movement in the country.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 22.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This proportion has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
22.4% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 2138, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2138/2138-nsw/topic/mobility-location