Scarborough · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Scarborough

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

Almost no one has recently moved to Scarborough from overseas, making it far less diverse in its arrivals than the rest of the state. While 36.3% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, this movement is well below the national figure.

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

36.3% ▲ +1.6%
  • 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 Scarborough — higher than 68% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Scarborough36.3%
2515, NSW 33.3%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 36.3% of people moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this rate is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the Australian figure of 40.7%.

36.3% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.7%
  • 2016: 32.2%
  • 2021: 36.3%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No one in the area recently arrived from overseas. This 0.0% rate is lower than most areas and is far below both the New South Wales (14.9%) and national (14.5%) figures.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13515/scarborough/topic/mobility-location