Other Urban · Section of State

Migration & Movement in Other Urban

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

Four in ten people in Other Urban have changed their address in the last five years. This high rate of movement shows a mobile population, though the proportion of residents arriving from overseas has dipped slightly since 2011.

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📍 Other Urban, Section of State

Where Other Urban sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.0% ▲ +0.4%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 0 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 0 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 1 area
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 0 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 1 area
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 0 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 2 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 1 area
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 6 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 3 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 2 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 5 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 1 area
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 5 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 6 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 1 area
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 2 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 4 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 1 area
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 0 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 1 area
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 0 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 0 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 2 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 1 area
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 1 area
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 0 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 0 areas

All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Other Urban — higher than 61% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Other Urban40.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40% of residents moved home in the last five years, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and almost identical to the national rate. This level of movement has remained steady since 2011.

40.0% ▲ +0.4%

Higher than 61% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 39.8%
  • 2016: 37.9%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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 12.8% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average. This figure has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since the 2011 census.

12.8% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 50% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 12.8%

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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS21/other-urban/topic/mobility-location