45.8% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Mermaid Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Mermaid Waters
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people have moved into Mermaid Waters recently than in most similar areas. Nearly 46% of residents have changed their address in the last five years, making it a highly mobile community.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people moving here in the last five years is well above the national figure and has risen since 2011. At 45.8%, this is much higher than most similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 14.6% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national averages, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
14.6% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011228/mermaid-waters/topic/mobility-location