Cooma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Cooma Surrounds

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

Fewer people have moved into Cooma Surrounds recently compared to most other parts of the country. Only 27.4% of residents arrived in the last five years, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Cooma Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cooma Surrounds sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

27.4% ▼ -4.0%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma Surrounds — lower than 90% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Cooma Surrounds27.4%
2630, NSW 33.2%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

The number of people moving here in the last five years is among the lowest for similar areas. This figure fell slightly since 2011 and remains 13 percentage points lower than the Australian average.

27.4% ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 26.1%
  • 2021: 27.4%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals are also rare, making up just 4% of the population. This is far below the 14.5% national figure and has fallen since 2011.

4.0% ▼ -41.6%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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 Cooma Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/mobility-location