31.9% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Lithgow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Lithgow
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in Lithgow compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.9% of residents shifted homes in the last five years, which is well below the national figure.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people moving in the last five years is much lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits well below the New South Wales average of 39.9%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 6.4% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state and national rates. This has fallen slightly since 2011, when it was 7.5%.
6.4% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103031070/lithgow/topic/mobility-location