499 or less · Section of State Range

Migration & Movement in 499 or less

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

Fewer people have moved into or arrived from overseas in 499 or less since 2011. This area is now less mobile than most other similar places, with only 33.2% of residents having changed homes in the last five years.

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📍 499 or less, Section of State Range

Where 499 or less sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.2% ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 499 or less — lower than 73% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
499 or less33.2%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 33.2% of people moved house in the last five years, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 40.7%. This rate has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.

33.2% ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 36.0%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 33.2%

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 7.4% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This proportion has also fallen since 2011.

7.4% ▼ -27.1%

Lower than 79% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 7.4%

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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Cite this page

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/SOSR322/499-or-less/topic/mobility-location