Helensburgh · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Helensburgh

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

Far fewer people have moved into Helensburgh recently compared to other parts of the country. Only 29.4% of residents have changed homes in the last five years, suggesting a very stable community where people tend to stay put.

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📍 Helensburgh, Urban Centre

Where Helensburgh sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.4% ▼ -28.9%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Helensburgh — lower than 75% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Helensburgh29.4%
2508, NSW 29.5%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people moving here has dropped sharply by 12 percentage points since 2011. This movement rate is far below the national figure of 40.7%.

29.4% ▼ -28.9%

Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.4%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 29.4%

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 3.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This represents a significant fall from 2011, when overseas arrivals sat at 12.6%.

3.9% ▼ -68.7%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 3.9%

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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114014/helensburgh/topic/mobility-location