The Oaks · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in The Oaks

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

Four in ten people in The Oaks have changed their address recently, making it a place with a very high level of resident turnover. While many people move in and out of the area, very few of these new arrivals are coming from overseas.

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📍 The Oaks, Urban Centre

Where The Oaks sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.4% ▲ +5.8%
  • 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 The Oaks — higher than 74% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
The Oaks40.4%
2570, NSW 51.3%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.4% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011 and is now about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.

40.4% ▲ +5.8%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 38.2%
  • 2016: 38.8%
  • 2021: 40.4%

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 4.5% of the population, which is far below the 14.9% seen across New South Wales and 14.5% nationally. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.

4.5% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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 The Oaks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115136/the-oaks/topic/mobility-location