2299, NSW · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2299, NSW

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

Far more people move into and out of postcode 2299 than in most other areas. Nearly half of all residents have changed their address in the last five years, and a very large proportion of the population was born overseas.

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📍 2299, NSW, Postcode

Where 2299, NSW sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

46.1% ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 2299, NSW — higher than 87% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2299, NSW46.1%
Newcastle 43.6%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 46.1% of people here moved house in the last five years, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This trend has grown since 2011, when the rate was 42.3%.

46.1% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 42.3%
  • 2016: 45.7%
  • 2021: 46.1%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 33.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 14.5%. While this remains among the highest levels for similar areas, it has fallen 4.3 points since 2011.

33.6% ▼ -11.5%

Higher than 98% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 37.9%
  • 2016: 42.9%
  • 2021: 33.6%

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in 2299, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2299/2299-nsw/topic/mobility-location