68.3% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 86.5%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Palmerston - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Palmerston - South
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people have moved into Palmerston - South recently than in other parts of the country. Nearly 68% of residents arrived within the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 41%. This creates a highly mobile population where most people are relatively new to the area.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 68.3% of people moved here in the last five years, a rate far above the Northern Territory and Australia. While this is among the highest for similar areas, the figure has fallen 18 points since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 13.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas but well below the Northern Territory's 21%. This proportion has dropped 16 points since 2016.
13.4% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Palmerston - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041042/palmerston-south/topic/mobility-location