60.9% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Sydney · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in Sydney
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over 60% of people in Sydney have moved house in the last five years, making it one of the most mobile areas in the country. This high turnover is driven by both local movement and a surge in people arriving from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
More than 60% of residents moved in the last five years, a figure far above the national average of 40.7%. This mobility has risen sharply, increasing by 23 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 28.1% of the population, which is far above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This proportion has climbed 15 points since 2011, contributing to the area's high overall movement.
28.1% ▲ +119.9%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10080/sydney/topic/mobility-location