Galston · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Galston

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

Less than a third of Galston residents have moved house recently, making it a very stable community. Only 30.6% of people have changed their home in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Galston, Urban Centre

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

30.6% ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Galston — lower than 71% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Galston30.6%
2159, NSW 28.7%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is lower than most areas and fell slightly since 2011. At 30.6%, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%.

30.6% ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.2%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 30.6%

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 4.0% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.5%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when the figure was 12.5%.

4.0% ▼ -67.9%

Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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 Galston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115063/galston/topic/mobility-location