Paxton · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Paxton

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

Nearly 44% of people in Paxton have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes the area more mobile than most other regions, with more people arriving recently than in previous years.

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📍 Paxton, Urban Centre

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

44.1% ▲ +11.2%
  • 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 Paxton — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Paxton44.1%
2325, NSW 36.8%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Moving is common here, as 44.1% of residents shifted homes in the last five years. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, and the rate has risen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.

44.1% ▲ +11.2%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.6%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 44.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 7.4% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the national and state figures, the proportion of recent overseas arrivals has nearly doubled since 2011.

7.4% ▲ +90.1%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.4%

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 Paxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121093/paxton/topic/mobility-location