Paterson · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Paterson

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

About 35.2% of people in Paterson have changed their home in the last five years. While more people have moved here than in most similar areas, this figure is still well below the national average.

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

35.2% ▲ +14.2%
  • 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 Paterson — higher than 65% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Paterson35.2%
2421, NSW 34.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The 35.2% of residents who moved recently is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the national rate of 40.7%.

35.2% ▲ +14.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 32.1%
  • 2021: 35.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in Paterson has recently arrived from overseas. This is lower than most areas and sits far below the national figure of 14.5%.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/mobility-location