44.2% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Ballina
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A high number of newcomers have settled in Ballina recently, with 44.2% of residents moving here in the last five years. This movement is well above the national figure, making it a very popular destination for people changing their home location.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
More than four in ten people have moved to Ballina in the last five years. This rate is well above the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and is much higher than most similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 9.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. However, this is well below the national figure of 14.5%.
9.9% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10163/ballina/topic/mobility-location