St Ives · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in St Ives

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Only 10% of people in St Ives arrived from overseas recently, which is well below the national figure. This highlights a trend of lower international migration compared to other parts of New South Wales and Australia. Most residents are more settled, with slightly fewer people moving house in the last five years than the national average.

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📍 St Ives, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where St Ives sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.3% ▲ +8.1%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is St Ives — lower than 52% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
St Ives37.3%
2075, NSW 37.3%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 37.3% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is a little below the New South Wales rate and well below the national figure of 40.7%.

37.3% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.5%
  • 2016: 40.2%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 10% of the population, which is well below the 14.5% seen across Australia. This proportion has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.

10.0% ▼ -27.8%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.9%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in St Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031410/st-ives/topic/mobility-location