36.2% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
New England and North West · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in New England and North West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over a quarter of people in New England and North West arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. This makes the region's migration pattern stand out, especially as fewer people move into the area from other districts compared to most of the country.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 36.2% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 25.5% of the population, which is far above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This proportion has risen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
25.5% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 New England and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/110/new-england-and-north-west/topic/mobility-location