57.8% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Sydney - City and Inner South · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Sydney - City and Inner South
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in Sydney - City and Inner South have moved house in the last five years. This area is a major hub for newcomers, with a high turnover of residents and a significant proportion of people arriving from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
A huge 57.8% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is far above the national figure of 40.7%. This proportion has risen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011, making it one of the most mobile areas in the country.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals make up 25.5% of the population, which is much higher than most other areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This has fallen slightly by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
25.5% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 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 Sydney - City and Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/117/sydney-city-and-inner-south/topic/mobility-location