41.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Bankstown · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Bankstown
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A high turnover of residents defines Bankstown, where more than 4 in 10 people have changed their address in the last five years. This movement is driven by both local shifts and a strong flow of newcomers from abroad.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 41.3% of people moved home in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This rate is a little above the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and about the same as the national average.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 15.6% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 14.5%.
15.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10181/bankstown/topic/mobility-location