29.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Gunnedah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Gunnedah Surrounds
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
An 11 point jump in overseas arrivals since 2011 marks the biggest change in movement for Gunnedah Surrounds. While more people have moved here from abroad, far fewer residents have changed their home recently compared to other parts of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 29.8% of people moved house in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This rate is much lower than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.2% of the population, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. This is higher than most similar areas, reflecting a significant rise from just 4% in 2011.
15.2% ▲ +277.6%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Gunnedah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041200/gunnedah-surrounds/topic/mobility-location