36.4% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains compared to the rest of the state. Only 36.4% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This area is much more stable than most other parts of Australia.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 36.4% of people moved home in the last five years, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 39.9%. While this is much lower than most other areas, the share of people moving has risen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 7.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.5%. This proportion is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
7.6% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains/topic/mobility-location