2786, NSW · Postcode

Migration & Movement in 2786, NSW

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

A tiny 1.2% of residents are recent arrivals from overseas, making postcode 2786 far less diverse in its new arrivals than most of the country. While more people have moved here recently than in 2011, the area remains much less open to overseas migration than the rest of New South Wales.

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📍 2786, NSW, Postcode

Where 2786, NSW sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.4% ▲ +10.4%
  • 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 2786, NSW — higher than 66% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
2786, NSW37.4%
Lithgow 30.5%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 37.4% of people moved house in the last five years, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the New South Wales rate and well below the national figure, though it has risen by 3.5 points since 2011.

37.4% ▲ +10.4%

Higher than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 33.9%
  • 2016: 35.9%
  • 2021: 37.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up just 1.2% of the population, a figure that is far below the national average of 14.5%. This proportion of recent migrants has fallen by 3.6 points since 2011.

1.2% ▼ -75.4%

Lower than 84% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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 2786, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2786/2786-nsw/topic/mobility-location