North Shore · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in North Shore

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

A far lower share of people arrived from overseas in North Shore (L) compared to the rest of the state. While nearly 40% of the population has moved house in the last five years, almost no one has recently moved to the area from another country.

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📍 North Shore, Urban Centre

Where North Shore sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

39.3% ▼ -11.1%
  • 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 North Shore — higher than 70% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
North Shore39.3%
2444, NSW 45.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.3% of residents moved home in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average, though it has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.

39.3% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 44.2%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 39.3%

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 0.0% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.5%. This has barely changed since 2016.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 North Shore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122101/north-shore/topic/mobility-location