Sanderson · State Electorate

Migration & Movement in Sanderson

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

A higher than usual share of residents in Sanderson arrived from overseas recently. While 15.5% of people moved here from abroad in the last five years, the area generally sees fewer people moving house compared to other regions.

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📍 Sanderson, State Electorate

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

35.9% ▼ -2.0%
  • 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 Sanderson — lower than 69% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Sanderson35.9%
Greater Darwin 47.5%
Northern Territory 42.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 35.9% of people moved home in the last five years, which is well below the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia. This level of stability has barely changed since 2011.

35.9% ▼ -2.0%

Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 36.6%
  • 2016: 68.0%
  • 2021: 35.9%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 15.5% of the population, a figure that is a little above the national average. However, this is well below the Northern Territory's 21.0% and has fallen 3.0 points since 2011.

15.5% ▼ -16.3%

Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 15.5%

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 Sanderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70023/sanderson/topic/mobility-location