34.4% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Lake Macquarie - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Migration & Movement in Lake Macquarie - East
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people move into Lake Macquarie - East compared to most other areas. This stability is seen both in local house moves and international arrivals, with only 34.4% of residents arriving in the last five years.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 34.4% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This rate is much lower than most similar areas, although it has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 8.1% of the population, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.9%. This proportion has fallen since 2011 and is much lower than most other areas.
8.1% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Lake Macquarie - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11101/lake-macquarie-east/topic/mobility-location