Sunshine Bay · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Sunshine Bay

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

Nearly half of all residents in Sunshine Bay have moved house in the last five years. This level of mobility is much higher than most other areas, making it a place where many people have only recently settled.

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Where Sunshine Bay sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

46.2% ▲ +10.6%
  • 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 Sunshine Bay — higher than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Sunshine Bay46.2%
2536, NSW 40.8%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 46.2% of people moved to the area in the last five years, which is well above the national figure of 40.7% and the New South Wales rate of 39.9%.

46.2% ▲ +10.6%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.8%
  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 46.2%

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 4.8% of the population, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 14.9%.

4.8% ▲ —

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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 Sunshine Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13710/sunshine-bay/topic/mobility-location