58.0% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Newtown
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
High resident turnover defines daily life in Newtown, where a huge amount of the population changes every few years. Over half the people living here have moved recently, creating a dynamic and ever-shifting community.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 58% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 39.9%. This rate of movement is among the highest for similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The area is a major draw for newcomers, with recent overseas arrivals making up 18.7% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 14.5%.
18.7% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031640/newtown/topic/mobility-location