Other Urban · Section of State

Migration & Movement in Other Urban

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

Over 43% of people in Other Urban have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area more mobile than most similar regions and slightly more active than the national average. While many people move into the area, the number of new arrivals from overseas has dropped significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Other Urban, Section of State

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

43.1% ▼ -5.5%
  • 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 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Other Urban43.1%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 43.1% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Australian average of 40.7%, though it has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.

43.1% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 75% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 45.7%
  • 2016: 42.9%
  • 2021: 43.1%

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 13% of the population, placing the area around the middle for its level. This is a little below the national figure of 14.5%, and represents a sharp drop from 21.3% in 2011.

13.0% ▼ -39.2%

Higher than 50% of section of state areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 13.0%

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/SOS31/other-urban/topic/mobility-location