22.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Far West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Far West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Only 22.5% of people in Far West have moved home in the last five years, making it one of the most stable areas in the region. This low churn is paired with a small number of new arrivals from overseas, suggesting a population that rarely moves in or out.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Far fewer people have shifted house here recently compared to the rest of the state. Only 22.5% moved in the last five years, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 39.9% and has fallen since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
New arrivals from overseas make up just 5.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the national figure of 14.5%, and the proportion of recent arrivals has dropped sharply since 2011.
5.5% ▼ -71.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Far West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105021098/far-west/topic/mobility-location