2528, NSW · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2528, NSW

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

Fewer people are moving in and out of postcode 2528 compared to other parts of the country. This stability is seen in the low number of recent arrivals and a resident population that tends to stay put for the long term.

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📍 2528, NSW, Postcode

Where 2528, NSW sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

29.8% ▲ +2.7%
  • 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 2528, NSW — lower than 67% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2528, NSW29.8%
Shellharbour 36.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Only 29.8% of people moved house in the last five years, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the national rate of 40.7%. This level of stability has barely changed since 2011.

29.8% ▲ +2.7%

Lower than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 29.8%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are much lower than in most areas, with only 3.8% of residents arriving recently. This is far below the 14.5% national average, though the figure rose slightly from 2.9% in 2011.

3.8% ▲ +33.2%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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 2528, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2528/2528-nsw/topic/mobility-location