35.5% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
The Oaks · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in The Oaks
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far fewer people have arrived from overseas in The Oaks compared to the rest of the country, with only 4.7% of residents arriving recently. This reflects a community that is much more settled than the national average. While some residents have moved recently, the area generally sees less movement than other parts of New South Wales.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 35.5% of people moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is still well below the New South Wales rate of 39.9% and the national figure of 40.7%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 4.7% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas. This is far below the 14.9% seen across New South Wales and well below the Australian average of 14.5%.
4.7% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13847/the-oaks/topic/mobility-location