Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Migration & Movement in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Movement patterns have stayed mostly the same in the Remainder of State/Territory since 2011. Only 29.1% of people here have moved house in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.1% ▲ +2.5%
  • 20.0%–21.8%: 3 areas
  • 21.8%–23.6%: 1 area
  • 23.6%–25.4%: 1 area
  • 25.4%–27.1%: 3 areas
  • 27.1%–28.9%: 5 areas
  • 28.9%–30.7%: 4 areas
  • 30.7%–32.5%: 5 areas
  • 32.5%–34.3%: 3 areas
  • 34.3%–36.1%: 6 areas
  • 36.1%–37.9%: 4 areas
  • 37.9%–39.6%: 12 areas
  • 39.6%–41.4%: 10 areas
  • 41.4%–43.2%: 6 areas
  • 43.2%–45.0%: 2 areas
  • 45.0%–46.8%: 4 areas
  • 46.8%–48.6%: 5 areas
  • 48.6%–50.4%: 4 areas
  • 50.4%–52.1%: 0 areas
  • 52.1%–53.9%: 0 areas
  • 53.9%–55.7%: 1 area
  • 55.7%–57.5%: 0 areas
  • 57.5%–59.3%: 0 areas
  • 59.3%–61.1%: 2 areas
  • 61.1%–62.9%: 1 area
  • 62.9%–64.6%: 0 areas
  • 64.6%–66.4%: 1 area
  • 66.4%–68.2%: 0 areas
  • 68.2%–70.0%: 0 areas

All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — lower than 85% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Remainder of State/Territory29.1%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved home in the last five years is much lower than in most similar areas. At 29.1%, this is far below the Australian average of 40.7% and has barely changed since 2011.

29.1% ▲ +2.5%

Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 29.1%

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 5.6% of the population, a figure that is well below the national rate of 14.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and has remained steady since 2011.

5.6% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR131/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/mobility-location