52.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Northmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Northmead
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A far higher proportion of people in Northmead have moved recently compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population has changed homes in the last five years, while overseas arrivals make up a very large share of the community.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 52.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This is much higher than most other similar areas, though the rate fell slightly from 53.2% in 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 28.0% of the population, which is among the highest for this type of area. This is far above the national figure of 14.5%, despite the proportion falling 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
28.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Northmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041491/northmead/topic/mobility-location