East Side · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in East Side

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

A huge proportion of people in East Side have moved recently, far exceeding both state and national figures. Over half the population arrived in the area within the last five years, while nearly 30% of residents moved here from overseas.

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Where East Side sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

51.2% ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 East Side — higher than 91% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
East Side51.2%
0870, NT 49.2%
Northern Territory 42.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

More than half of the people in East Side (51.2%) have moved house in the last five years, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 42.0%.

51.2% ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 47.4%
  • 2016: 47.4%
  • 2021: 51.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

The area has seen a high number of overseas arrivals, with 29.8% arriving recently. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.5%.

29.8% ▼ -9.8%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.0%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 29.8%

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in East Side [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70088/east-side/topic/mobility-location