Hanwood · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Hanwood

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

A huge 36% of Hanwood residents arrived from overseas recently, making it one of the most welcoming spots for new arrivals in the region. While many people are moving into the area from abroad, the local population has become much more settled overall.

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📍 Hanwood, Urban Centre

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

23.6% ▼ -42.5%
  • 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 Hanwood — lower than 89% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Hanwood23.6%
2680, NSW 35.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 23.6% of people moved home in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%. This stability is a clear shift from 2011, when the proportion of people moving was 17 points higher.

23.6% ▼ -42.5%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.0%
  • 2016: 42.8%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 36% of the population, a figure far above the 14.5% seen across Australia. This represents a massive increase from 2011, when just 3% of residents had arrived from overseas recently.

36.0% ▲ +1086.5%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 36.0%

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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121049/hanwood/topic/mobility-location