Coolamon · Council (LGA)

Migration & Movement in Coolamon

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

Far fewer people have moved into Coolamon recently compared to the rest of the country. While movement has increased slightly since 2011, the area remains much steadier than the state and national averages.

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📍 Coolamon, Council (LGA)

Where Coolamon sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

33.1% ▲ +17.5%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 2 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 4 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 4 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 3 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 2 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 8 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 11 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 15 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 26 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 27 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 36 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 49 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 52 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 50 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 51 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 47 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 37 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 33 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 37 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 14 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 10 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 13 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 9 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 3 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 4 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 1 area
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 2 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 9 areas

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coolamon — lower than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Coolamon33.1%
Rest of NSW 37.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

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People who moved in the last five years.

About 33.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well below the 39.9% seen across New South Wales. This figure has risen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.

33.1% ▲ +17.5%

Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 28.2%
  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 33.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 8.4% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion has grown slightly by 1.5 percentage points over the last decade.

8.4% ▲ +22.0%

Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 8.4%

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 Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12000/coolamon/topic/mobility-location