2678, NSW · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2678, NSW

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

Almost every resident in postcode 2678 has changed homes recently, with 97% moving in the last five years. This creates a highly mobile population that is far more transient than the rest of the state and country.

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📍 2678, NSW, Postcode

Where 2678, NSW sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

97.0% ▲ +13.7%
  • 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 2678, NSW — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2678, NSW97.0%
Wagga Wagga 44.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The proportion of people who moved in the last five years is far above the New South Wales figure of 39.9% and the national average of 40.7%. This figure has risen by 12 points since 2011, placing the area among the highest for movement in the region.

97.0% ▲ +13.7%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 85.3%
  • 2016: 94.4%
  • 2021: 97.0%

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 20.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.5%. This level of overseas migration has remained steady since 2011.

20.4% ▼ -2.5%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 20.4%

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 2678, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2678/2678-nsw/topic/mobility-location