38.8% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Fairfield
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people in Fairfield have arrived from overseas recently than in most other areas. About one in five residents moved from abroad in the last five years, making it a major hub for new arrivals in the region.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 38.8% of people moved home in the last five years, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This is a 2.0 point drop since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5%. This is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
20.3% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/mobility-location