35.2% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Cowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Cowra
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people have recently arrived from overseas in Cowra than in most similar areas. While 17.6% of the population are recent arrivals, the town is generally more stable than other regions, with fewer people moving house overall.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
People in Cowra are less likely to have moved recently, with 35.2% changing homes in the last five years. This is well below the national figure of 40.7%, though the proportion has risen slightly since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
The number of recent overseas arrivals has jumped significantly to 17.6% since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits well above the Australian average of 14.5%.
17.6% ▲ +111.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021063/cowra/topic/mobility-location