"Settled communities" refers to groups of people who have established permanent homes and live in one place for an extended period of time, rather than constantly moving around. Full definition
A Short History of Ancient Iran Evidence of settled communities in Iran date back to at least the 5th millennium BC (as evidenced by 7,000 year - old wine jars that have been excavated in the Zagros Mountains). (bookbrowse.com)
The need for such work was impressed upon the Churches by the constant movement of population from the midst of settled communities with churches to the frontier with few social and no religious institutions. (religion-online.org)
The biggest complaint I have heard, though, from migrants and settled communities alike, is about the negative effects migration can have on the UK labour market. (politics.co.uk)