35.0% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
The Rock · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in The Rock
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Around 35% of people in The Rock changed their address in the last five years. While this is a typical rate for similar areas, it is well below the national figure. The community has seen a notable shift in its makeup, with the proportion of recent overseas arrivals rising significantly since 2011.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of residents who moved recently fell by 17 points since 2011 to 35%. This figure is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas now make up 11.3% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is a rise from just 4.2% in 2011, though it remains well below the state and national figures.
11.3% ▲ +171.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121107/the-rock/topic/mobility-location