Kew · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Kew

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

More than half of the people in Kew now live in a home they moved into within the last five years. This shift has made the area far more mobile than the rest of the state, even though almost no one has arrived from overseas recently.

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Where Kew sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

55.7% ▲ +65.1%
  • 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 Kew — higher than 94% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Kew55.7%
2439, NSW 42.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 55.7% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the national rate of 40.7%.

55.7% ▲ +65.1%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.7%
  • 2016: 41.1%
  • 2021: 55.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in Kew has arrived from overseas recently. This 0.0% rate is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.9% and the Australian average of 14.5%.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12117/kew/topic/mobility-location