38.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Hillston · Suburb / Locality
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A massive 59.9% of overseas arrivals in Hillston is far above the national figure. This makes the town stand out for its high proportion of recent international arrivals, even while overall movement is more typical. It is a place where a significant number of people have moved from abroad recently.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.6% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
38.6% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The share of recent overseas arrivals is 59.9%, which is among the highest at this level. This figure is far above the 14.9% seen in New South Wales and the 14.5% across Australia.
59.9% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Hillston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11919/hillston/topic/mobility-location