Singleton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Singleton

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

More than 44% of people in Singleton have moved home in the last five years. This makes the area much more mobile than most other regions. While many residents are new to the area, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has dropped significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Singleton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Singleton sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

44.1% ▲ +4.7%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Singleton — higher than 73% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Singleton44.1%
2330, NSW 40.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 44.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This rate has risen by 2 percentage points since 2011.

44.1% ▲ +4.7%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 42.1%
  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 44.1%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 13.0% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales average. This figure has fallen by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.

13.0% ▼ -38.5%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 13.0%

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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011112/singleton/topic/mobility-location