39.4% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Other Urban · Section of State
Migration & Movement in Other Urban
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Almost one in four residents in Other Urban arrived from overseas recently, a figure far above the national average. While overseas migration is a standout feature, the overall rate of people changing homes remains steady and typical for this type of area.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.4% of people moved house in the last five years, which is a little below the Australian figure of 40.7%. This rate has fallen slightly by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 24.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and 10 percentage points above the national average. This proportion has fallen from 32.8% in 2011.
24.6% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 82% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
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/SOS71/other-urban/topic/mobility-location