Pyrmont · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Pyrmont

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

Over half of Pyrmont's residents have moved here in the last five years. This makes the area far more mobile than most of Australia, with a huge proportion of the population being new to the suburb.

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

57.0% ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Pyrmont — higher than 95% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Pyrmont57.0%
2009, NSW 57.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 57% of people have changed homes in the last five years, a figure far above the 39.9% seen across New South Wales and the 40.7% national average.

57.0% ▼ -5.0%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 60.0%
  • 2016: 57.5%
  • 2021: 57.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

This high turnover is partly driven by international movement, as 25% of residents arrived from overseas recently. This is far above the national figure of 14.5%.

25.0% ▼ -26.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 35.9%
  • 2021: 25.0%

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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13297/pyrmont/topic/mobility-location