38.8% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Griffith · Urban Area
Migration & Movement in Griffith
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
More people have moved from overseas to Griffith than in most similar areas, with 30.3% of residents arriving from abroad recently. This makes the town stand out compared to the rest of the state. While international arrivals are high, the overall movement of people into and out of the area is slightly lower than the national figure.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.8% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is lower than most areas. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%, though the rate has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are far above the national figure, with 30.3% of people arriving from another country recently. This is 16 points higher than the Australian average and represents a 6.2 point increase since 2011.
30.3% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1016/griffith/topic/mobility-location