Remote Australia · Remoteness Area

Recent arrivals from overseas

24.4%2021

24.4% of Remote Australia's residents arrived from overseas within the past five years — well above average, much higher than the typical area (15.8%). It ranks 9th of 45 areas nationally.

That's high even for its surrounds: higher than nearby Very Remote Australia, Outer Regional Australia and Very Remote Australia.

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📍 Remote Australia, Remoteness Area

Trend across censuses

22.0%23.0%24.0%25.0%26.0%27.0%202124.4%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Remote Australia sits

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%

All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Remote Australia — higher than 80% of areas.

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Recent arrivals from overseas in nearby areas

  1. Very Remote Australia23.7%
  2. Outer Regional Australia19.8%
  3. Remote Australia19.6%
  4. Very Remote Australia19.5%
  5. Very Remote Australia18.5%
  6. Very Remote Australia17.4%
  7. Remote Australia14.7%
  8. Outer Regional Australia12.8%
  9. Remote Australia12.4%
  10. Very Remote Australia12.0%

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