4,999 or less · Section of State Range

Migration & Movement in 4,999 or less

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

Fewer people are moving into 4,999 or less than in most other similar areas. Only 36.2% of residents have shifted homes in the last five years, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a general trend of lower movement and fewer overseas arrivals over the last decade.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Where 4,999 or less sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

36.2% ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 4,999 or less — lower than 64% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
4,999 or less36.2%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Movement into the area has slowed, with 36.2% of people moving in the last five years. This is well below the Australian average of 40.7% and is 3.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

36.2% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 39.7%
  • 2016: 35.2%
  • 2021: 36.2%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.1% of the population, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.

9.1% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.1%

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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR415/4-999-or-less/topic/mobility-location