27.6% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
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.
A very stable population defines the Remainder of State/Territory, where only 27.6% of people have moved home in the last five years. This is far below the national figure of 40.7%, suggesting a resident base that stays put for long periods.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Far fewer people move here than in most other areas, with 27.6% changing homes recently. This low rate of movement is much lower than the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are rare, making up just 7.0% of the population. This is well below the national figure of 14.5% and has remained completely steady since 2011.
7.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 83% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR231/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/mobility-location