40.2% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Merrylands - Holroyd · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Merrylands - Holroyd
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in five residents in Merrylands - Holroyd have arrived from overseas recently, making it a significant hub for new arrivals. This strong trend of international migration helps drive the area's growth, with 40.2% of people having changed their home address in the last five years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 40.2% of the population moved house in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are very common here, with 18.5% of people arriving from another country recently. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.9% and the national average of 14.5%.
18.5% —
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 Merrylands - Holroyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031714/merrylands-holroyd/topic/mobility-location