Potato Point · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Potato Point

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

Only 23.8% of people have changed their address in the last five years, making Potato Point a remarkably stable place to live. This low rate of movement is far below both the state and national figures, suggesting most residents stay put for the long term.

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Where Potato Point sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

23.8% ▼ -7.2%
  • 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 Potato Point — lower than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Potato Point23.8%
2545, NSW 29.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

Just 23.8% of the population moved in the last five years, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is 16 points lower than the New South Wales figure and 17 points below the national average.

23.8% ▼ -7.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 22.1%
  • 2021: 23.8%

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

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 Potato Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13265/potato-point/topic/mobility-location