20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range

Migration & Movement in 20,000 to 49,999

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

A smaller share of people in 20,000 to 49,999 have arrived from overseas recently compared to the national figure. While 40% of the population moved house in the last five years, the number of new arrivals from abroad has dropped significantly over the last decade.

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📍 20,000 to 49,999, Section of State Range

Where 20,000 to 49,999 sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.0% ▼ -18.4%
  • 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 20,000 to 49,999 — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
20,000 to 49,99940.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved home in the last five years is 40%, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 49% of residents had moved recently.

40.0% ▼ -18.4%

Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 49.0%
  • 2016: 43.2%
  • 2021: 40.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Only 10.7% of residents arrived from overseas recently, which is well below the Australian average of 14.5%. This figure has fallen sharply from 2011, when 25.4% of the population were recent arrivals.

10.7% ▼ -58.1%

Lower than 55% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 25.4%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR512/20-000-to-49-999/topic/mobility-location