33.1% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Northern Territory - Outback · Region (SA4)
Migration & Movement in Northern Territory - Outback
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly one in four people in the Northern Territory - Outback arrived from overseas recently, which is well above the national figure. This region is much more likely to welcome new arrivals from abroad than most other areas, though residents are far less likely to move house internally.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 33.1% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011 and is much lower than in most other areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 24.2% of the population, a figure well above both the territory and the Australian average. While this remains much higher than most areas, it has fallen from 30.8% in 2011.
24.2% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/702/northern-territory-outback/topic/mobility-location