46.3% —
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Sorell · Urban Centre
Migration & Movement in Sorell
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly half of all residents in Sorell have moved here in the last five years. This high turnover suggests a fast-changing community as more people relocate to the area. The recent growth is driven by both domestic moves and a steady increase in people arriving from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 46.3% of people moved here in the last five years, a figure well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. This movement has risen by 5.6 percentage points since 2016.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 11.7% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is a little below the Australian average, though it rose slightly from 10.1% in 2016.
11.7% —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/mobility-location