32.4% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Cowra · Council (LGA)
Migration & Movement in Cowra
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Fewer people have moved into Cowra recently compared to other parts of the country, though overseas arrivals are increasing. Around 13.2% of the population arrived from another country in the last five years, reflecting a more stable local population with a growing international own.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Only 32.4% of people moved house in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This is lower than most areas, though the proportion of movers has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 13.2% of the population, a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This group has grown significantly over the last decade, rising from 7.5% in 2011.
13.2% ▲ +77.0%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/mobility-location