44.9% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wollongong - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Wollongong - West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Wollongong - West have moved house recently, making it a very transient place to live. This high turnover is seen in both local moves and the arrival of overseas residents, although both figures have dropped since 2016.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 44.9% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite the rate falling slightly since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the 14.5% seen across Australia. While this remains much higher than most areas, it has fallen by 12 points since the last census.
21.3% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Wollongong - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041549/wollongong-west/topic/mobility-location