47.5% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Darwin · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Darwin
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Darwin moved here within the last five years. This high turnover makes it one of the most mobile areas in the country, with 47.5% of people arriving recently.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 47.5% of people moved here in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement is much higher than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 19.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 14.5%. While this is much higher than most areas, the figure has fallen 6.5 points since 2011.
19.8% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/701/darwin/topic/mobility-location