44.2% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over 44% of residents in St Marys have changed their address in the last five years, a figure well above the national average. This high level of movement shows the area is currently a significant hub for people relocating. It attracts both domestic movers and a steady stream of arrivals from overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
Movement into the area is much higher than in most other places. About 44.2% of people moved here in the last five years, which is 4.3 percentage points above the New South Wales figure.
44.2% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 12.9% of the population. This is higher than most areas, although it sits a little below the national figure of 14.5%.
12.9% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13658/st-marys/topic/mobility-location