42.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Batemans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Changing faces and new arrivals shape daily life in Batemans Bay, where more people are moving in than in other similar towns. About 42.6% of residents have moved house in the last five years, though very few of these new arrivals come from overseas.
People who moved in the last five years.
People moving into the area is a common trend here, with 42.6% of residents arriving in the last five years. This is a little above the national figure of 40.7% and has risen since 2011.
42.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals are rare in Batemans Bay, making up only 5.1% of the population. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9% and has fallen since 2011.
5.1% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041017/batemans-bay/topic/mobility-location