32.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
499 or less · Section of State Range
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people are moving into or arriving in 499 or less compared to other parts of the country. Only 32.1% of residents have moved home in the last five years, suggesting a very stable population where most people stay put for the long term.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 32.1% of people moved home in the last five years, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 40.7%. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.
32.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.9% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This proportion rose by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
8.9% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/mobility-location