Springfield · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Springfield

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

About 33.5% of people in Springfield have changed their home in the last five years. This makes it a relatively stable place to live compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Springfield, Suburb / Locality

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

33.5%
  • 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 Springfield — higher than 59% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Springfield33.5%
2250, NSW 37.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Roughly one third of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This level of movement is around the middle for similar areas.

33.5%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 33.5%

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 3.8% of the population. This is far below the Australian average of 14.5% and lower than most other areas.

3.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13639/springfield/topic/mobility-location