2291, NSW · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2291, NSW

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

Forty per cent of residents in postcode 2291 have moved house in the last five years. This level of mobility is much higher than in most other areas, reflecting a population that changes more frequently than the national average.

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📍 2291, NSW, Postcode

Where 2291, NSW sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

40.7% ▲ +0.8%
  • 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 2291, NSW — higher than 76% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2291, NSW40.7%
Newcastle 43.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 40.7% of people here moved within the last five years, which is a similar rate to New South Wales and the rest of Australia. This level of movement has barely changed since 2011.

40.7% ▲ +0.8%

Higher than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 40.4%
  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 40.7%

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 12.3% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas but a little below the national average. This proportion has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.

12.3% ▼ -31.0%

Higher than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 12.3%

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 2291, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2291/2291-nsw/topic/mobility-location