499 or less · Section of State Range

Migration & Movement in 499 or less

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

Far fewer people move into or through 499 or less compared to the rest of the country. Only 29% of residents have changed their address in the last five years, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 499 or less, Section of State Range

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

29.0% ▼ -9.9%
  • 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 85% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
499 or less29.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 29% of people here moved home in the last five years, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and fell slightly since 2011.

29.0% ▼ -9.9%

Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 29.0%

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 4.8% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 14.5% and has dropped since 2011.

4.8% ▼ -32.2%

Lower than 91% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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/SOSR422/499-or-less/topic/mobility-location