Forest Reefs · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Forest Reefs

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Stability defines the population of Forest Reefs, where very few people have moved into the area recently. This quiet trend is most visible in the fact that not a single person arrived from overseas in the last five years.

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Where Forest Reefs sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

26.7% ▼ -27.0%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Reefs — lower than 66% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Forest Reefs26.7%
2798, NSW 30.3%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 26.7% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the national figure of 40.7%, meaning people here stay in their homes much longer than in most other areas.

26.7% ▼ -27.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.6%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 0.0% of the population. This is far below both the state (14.9%) and national (14.5%) figures, and is lower than most other similar areas.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Forest Reefs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11550/forest-reefs/topic/mobility-location