37.2% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
South Hurstville - Blakehurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over 20% of people in South Hurstville - Blakehurst arrived from overseas recently, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of overseas migration stands in contrast to domestic movement, which remains steady and slightly lower than the state average.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 37.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This level of domestic movement has barely changed since 2011.
37.2% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.6% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the Australian average of 14.5% and has risen slightly since 2011.
20.6% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 84% 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 South Hurstville - Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031374/south-hurstville-blakehurst/topic/mobility-location