54.1% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara have moved house in the last five years. This high level of movement has remained steady since 2016, creating a very mobile population compared to the rest of the country.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 54.1% of residents moved in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This level of turnover is much higher than most other similar areas.
54.1% —
Higher than 88% 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 23.2% of the population, a figure well above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2016, when it was 24.4%.
23.2% —
Higher than 88% 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 Wahroonga (West) - Waitara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021579/wahroonga-waitara/topic/mobility-location