Tomakin · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Tomakin

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

More than four in ten people in Tomakin have moved house in the last five years. This level of movement is much higher than most similar areas, though the number of new arrivals from overseas has dropped significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Tomakin, Urban Centre

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

41.9% ▲ +9.6%
  • 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 Tomakin — higher than 80% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Tomakin41.9%
2537, NSW 36.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.9% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is a little above the national figure of 40.7%. This proportion has risen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.

41.9% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 38.2%
  • 2016: 36.4%
  • 2021: 41.9%

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 5.8% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when the figure was 22.2%.

5.8% ▼ -73.9%

Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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 Tomakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115140/tomakin/topic/mobility-location