38.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Georgetown · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Georgetown
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 40% of people in Georgetown have changed their address recently, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While these figures are a little below the state and national averages, the area sees a notable amount of movement and new arrivals.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.9% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is a much higher rate of movement than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 12.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the Australian average of 14.5%.
12.1% ▼ -49.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Georgetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11607/georgetown/topic/mobility-location