35.5% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Thornleigh · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Thornleigh
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over a third of people in Thornleigh have moved house in the last five years. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it is still well below the state and national figures, suggesting a more stable resident population.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 35.5% of residents moved home recently. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 39.9% seen across New South Wales and the 40.7% national average.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.0% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, but it is well below the national figure of 14.5%.
9.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Thornleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13866/thornleigh/topic/mobility-location