Charlestown · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Charlestown

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

Much fewer people are moving in and out of Charlestown compared to most other areas. The local population is very stable, with only 34.5% of residents having changed their home in the last five years.

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📍 Charlestown, State Electorate

Where Charlestown sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.5% ▲ +1.9%
  • 25.0%–26.4%: 5 areas
  • 26.4%–27.9%: 6 areas
  • 27.9%–29.3%: 8 areas
  • 29.3%–30.7%: 11 areas
  • 30.7%–32.1%: 22 areas
  • 32.1%–33.6%: 26 areas
  • 33.6%–35.0%: 37 areas
  • 35.0%–36.4%: 37 areas
  • 36.4%–37.9%: 35 areas
  • 37.9%–39.3%: 34 areas
  • 39.3%–40.7%: 39 areas
  • 40.7%–42.1%: 34 areas
  • 42.1%–43.6%: 29 areas
  • 43.6%–45.0%: 19 areas
  • 45.0%–46.4%: 24 areas
  • 46.4%–47.9%: 16 areas
  • 47.9%–49.3%: 14 areas
  • 49.3%–50.7%: 8 areas
  • 50.7%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.6%: 7 areas
  • 53.6%–55.0%: 4 areas
  • 55.0%–56.4%: 4 areas
  • 56.4%–57.9%: 1 area
  • 57.9%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–60.7%: 5 areas
  • 60.7%–62.1%: 2 areas
  • 62.1%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.0%: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Charlestown — lower than 76% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Charlestown34.5%
Rest of NSW 37.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 34.5% of people here moved in the last five years, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This level of stability has barely changed since 2011.

34.5% ▲ +1.9%

Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 33.8%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 34.5%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.2% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 14.5% and has remained steady since 2011.

9.2% ▼ -3.2%

Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

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 Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10018/charlestown/topic/mobility-location