39.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Armidale · Sub-region (SA3)
Migration & Movement in Armidale
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A far higher share of people in Armidale were born overseas compared to the rest of the state. While overall movement into the area remains steady, one in three residents arrived from another country in recent years. This creates a distinct migration pattern that stands out against the national trend.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.9% of people moved home in the last five years. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia, and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 33.2% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the national figure of 14.5% and rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
33.2% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11001/armidale/topic/mobility-location