Buxton · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Buxton

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

About a third of the people in Buxton changed their address in the last five years. This is the most common way people move in the area, though the local rate of moving home is still well below the national figure.

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📍 Buxton, Urban Centre

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

33.3% ▲ +19.3%
  • 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 Buxton — lower than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Buxton33.3%
2571, NSW 34.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Around 33.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is a rise of 5.4 points since 2011. This is still well below the 40.7% seen across Australia.

33.3% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.9%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 33.3%

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 just 2.6% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.5% and has fallen since 2011.

2.6% ▼ -61.0%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115034/buxton/topic/mobility-location