30.1% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 47.9%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Gwoja · State Electorate
Migration & Movement in Gwoja
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over a third of residents in Gwoja are recent arrivals from overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas of its kind. While many people have come from abroad, few locals have moved house recently, suggesting a very stable resident population.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 30.1% of people moved home in the last five years, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 42.0%. This reflects a downward trend for Gwoja, as the proportion of movers fell by 18 points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 32.7% of the population, a figure far above the 14.5% national average. This remains a standout feature of the area, despite a small 2.3 point dip since 2011.
32.7% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 Gwoja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70014/gwoja/topic/mobility-location