500 or more · Section of State Range

Migration & Movement in 500 or more

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

Far fewer people have moved into 500 or more recently, with only 34% arriving in the last five years. This is well below the national figure of 40.7%, suggesting a very stable population where residents tend to stay put for longer.

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📍 500 or more, Section of State Range

Where 500 or more sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

34.0% ▼ -13.9%
  • 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 500 or more — lower than 71% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
500 or more34.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 34% of residents moved into the area in the last five years, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.

34.0% ▼ -13.9%

Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 39.5%
  • 2016: 36.2%
  • 2021: 34.0%

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 10.3% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.5%. This has decreased by 6 percentage points since 2011.

10.3% ▼ -36.7%

Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 10.3%

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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR521/500-or-more/topic/mobility-location