53.7% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Farrar · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Farrar
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More than half of the people in Farrar have moved house in the last five years, marking a significant shift in the area's population. This high level of movement is a standout feature for the suburb, which has seen a greater proportion of its residents relocate recently compared to most other similar places.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 53.7% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure far above both the Northern Territory's 42% and the Australian average of 40.7%. This is among the highest rates of movement seen in similar areas.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 12.4% of the population. While this is higher than most areas, it is well below the Northern Territory's 21% and a little below the national figure of 14.5%.
12.4% ▼ -40.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Farrar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70098/farrar/topic/mobility-location