2257, NSW · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2257, NSW

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

Over a third of the people in postcode 2257 have changed their address in the last five years. While more people move here than in most similar areas, the number of new arrivals from overseas has fallen over the last decade.

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📍 2257, NSW, Postcode

Where 2257, NSW sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.0% ▼ -2.1%
  • 10.0%–12.1%: 20 areas
  • 12.1%–14.3%: 18 areas
  • 14.3%–16.4%: 21 areas
  • 16.4%–18.6%: 36 areas
  • 18.6%–20.7%: 61 areas
  • 20.7%–22.9%: 85 areas
  • 22.9%–25.0%: 138 areas
  • 25.0%–27.1%: 186 areas
  • 27.1%–29.3%: 239 areas
  • 29.3%–31.4%: 268 areas
  • 31.4%–33.6%: 232 areas
  • 33.6%–35.7%: 255 areas
  • 35.7%–37.9%: 222 areas
  • 37.9%–40.0%: 188 areas
  • 40.0%–42.1%: 135 areas
  • 42.1%–44.3%: 128 areas
  • 44.3%–46.4%: 83 areas
  • 46.4%–48.6%: 67 areas
  • 48.6%–50.7%: 54 areas
  • 50.7%–52.9%: 34 areas
  • 52.9%–55.0%: 37 areas
  • 55.0%–57.1%: 27 areas
  • 57.1%–59.3%: 12 areas
  • 59.3%–61.4%: 12 areas
  • 61.4%–63.6%: 14 areas
  • 63.6%–65.7%: 10 areas
  • 65.7%–67.9%: 5 areas
  • 67.9%–70.0%: 42 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2257, NSW — higher than 64% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2257, NSW37.0%
Central Coast 37.4%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 37% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and well below the national average of 40.7%.

37.0% ▼ -2.1%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 37.8%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 37.0%

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 5.6% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This is well below the figures for New South Wales (14.9%) and Australia (14.5%), and has fallen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

5.6% ▼ -28.1%

Lower than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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 2257, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2257/2257-nsw/topic/mobility-location