40.8% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wagaman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Wagaman
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Frequent moves are common in Wagaman, where 40.8% of residents have changed homes in the last five years. This high turnover creates a dynamic local population that is much more mobile than most other areas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Four in ten residents moved here in the last five years, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is higher than most areas, though it sits a little below the Northern Territory figure of 42.0%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 19.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.5%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion has fallen by 13 points since 2011.
19.9% ▼ -40.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Wagaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021028/wagaman/topic/mobility-location