38.9% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
West Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in West Tamworth
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over one third of West Tamworth's residents arrived from overseas recently, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of recent international migration defines the area's current movement patterns.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.9% of people moved home in the last five years. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 36.8% of the population. This is among the highest rates for this level of area and sits far above both the state and national figures.
36.8% ▲ +125.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 West Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14269/west-tamworth/topic/mobility-location