25.7% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Hinchinbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Hinchinbrook
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into Hinchinbrook recently compared to the rest of the state. Only 25.7% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This suggests a very stable population where most people stay put.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Hinchinbrook has some of the lowest rates of moving in the region. The proportion of people who moved in the last five years fell 15 points since 2016 to reach 25.7%, a figure far below the national average of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 6.6% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9% and has fallen slightly since 2016.
6.6% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Hinchinbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011595/hinchinbrook/topic/mobility-location