East Hills · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in East Hills

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

Fewer people have moved into or arrived in East Hills from overseas since 2011. Residents here are much more likely to stay put than people in other areas, with only 31.7% changing their home in the last five years.

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📍 East Hills, State Electorate

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

31.7% ▲ +7.1%
  • 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 East Hills — lower than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
East Hills31.7%
Greater Sydney 41.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 31.7% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of people moving has risen slightly since 2011.

31.7% ▲ +7.1%

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 32.8%
  • 2021: 31.7%

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 7.7% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state (14.9%) and national (14.5%) averages. This represents a small fall from 8.7% in 2011.

7.7% ▼ -11.6%

Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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 East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10027/east-hills/topic/mobility-location