38.7% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Fairfield
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A huge influx of new residents has shaped Fairfield, with one in five people arriving from overseas recently. This migration trend makes the area stand out from most other places in the country. It is a dynamic part of Sydney where people frequently move in and settle.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.7% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little below the state and national totals.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 20.1% of the population. This is well above the 14.9% seen across New South Wales and the 14.5% national figure, and it is much higher than most similar areas.
20.1% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11480/fairfield/topic/mobility-location