29.5% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Howard Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into Howard Springs since 2011, reflecting a more settled population. Only 29.5% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This stability is mirrored in the low number of new arrivals from overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved home in the last five years fell 13 points since 2011. At 29.5%, this is much lower than most areas and far below the Northern Territory figure of 42.0%.
29.5% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 6.3% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.5%. This is much lower than most areas, although the figure rose slightly since 2011.
6.3% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031031/howard-springs/topic/mobility-location