32.7% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Far West and Orana · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Far West and Orana
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than one in five people in Far West and Orana arrived from overseas recently, a figure well above the national average. While these international arrivals are common, the region as a whole sees very little internal movement compared to other parts of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 32.7% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This level of stability has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the 14.5% national figure and has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
20.8% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Far West and Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/105/far-west-and-orana/topic/mobility-location