38.7% —
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Dubbo Regional · Council (LGA)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A much higher share of people have recently moved from overseas to Dubbo Regional than in other similar areas. While nearly 40% of the population changed homes in the last five years, the area is most notable for its strong draw of international arrivals.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.7% of people moved here in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
38.7% —
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 23.1% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.5%.
23.1% —
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Dubbo Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12390/dubbo-regional/topic/mobility-location