Salt Ash · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Salt Ash

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

Fewer people have moved into Salt Ash over the last decade, with the share of residents who changed homes in the last five years falling by 15 points since 2011. This shift has left the area with a much more settled population than the rest of the country.

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📍 Salt Ash, Urban Centre

Where Salt Ash sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

24.1% ▼ -38.3%
  • 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 Salt Ash — lower than 88% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Salt Ash24.1%
2318, NSW 41.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 24.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, a figure far below the national average of 40.7% and much lower than most similar areas.

24.1% ▼ -38.3%

Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.1%
  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 24.1%

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 3.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%.

3.2% ▲ —

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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 Salt Ash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121101/salt-ash/topic/mobility-location