39.1% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Blacktown - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in five people in Blacktown - West have arrived from overseas recently, a figure that has grown since 2016. This creates a dynamic environment where 18% of the population are recent arrivals, which is well above the national figure.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.1% of people moved home in the last five years, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure and has barely changed since 2016.
39.1% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The proportion of recent overseas arrivals is 18.0%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.5%.
18.0% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Blacktown - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011561/blacktown-west/topic/mobility-location