Home Island · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Home Island

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

Very few people have moved into or out of Home Island recently, making it one of the most stable areas in the region. Only 8% of residents changed their home in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Home Island sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

8.0% ▼ -6.2%
  • 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 Home Island — lower than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Home Island8.0%
6799, OT 19.9%
Other Territories 30.2%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Just 8% of people moved home in the last five years, a figure that is far below the 30.2% seen across Other Territories and has barely changed since 2011.

8.0% ▼ -6.2%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 8.0%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

No new residents arrived from overseas in the latest census, a sharp fall from 9.7% in 2011 and well below the 5.6% rate for Other Territories.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 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 Home Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922001/home-island/topic/mobility-location