38.4% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Migration & Movement in 1 million or more
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Recent overseas arrivals make up a significant part of 1 million or more, with 16.3% of people arriving from abroad. This figure is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average. The region shows a steady mix of people moving into the area and new arrivals from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.4% of people have moved home in the last five years, which is a little below the Australian figure of 40.7%. This movement has slowly increased since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
A higher than usual 16.3% of the population arrived from overseas recently, though this is a drop from 20.5% back in 2011.
16.3% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR401/1-million-or-more/topic/mobility-location