Possum Creek · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Possum Creek

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

Higher proportions of overseas arrivals than most similar areas define Possum Creek, though the community is generally more stable than the national average. While 11.1% of people recently arrived from abroad, the area as a whole has seen fewer people move house recently compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Possum Creek sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

32.0% ▲ +17.1%
  • 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 Possum Creek — higher than 54% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Possum Creek32.0%
2479, NSW 41.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 32.0% of residents moved house in the last five years. This is around the middle for similar areas, but well below the 39.9% seen in New South Wales and the 40.7% national figure.

32.0% ▲ +17.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.3%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 32.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 11.1% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure remains well below the state average of 14.9% and the national average of 14.5%.

11.1% ▲ —

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

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 Possum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13264/possum-creek/topic/mobility-location