Dubbo Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Dubbo Surrounds

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

Only 24.2% of people in Dubbo Surrounds have changed homes in the last five years. This is far below the national figure and marks the area as one of the least mobile places in the region. Most residents have lived here for a long time, and very few new arrivals from overseas have moved in recently.

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📍 Dubbo Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

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

24.2% ▼ -9.7%
  • 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 Dubbo Surrounds — lower than 98% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Dubbo Surrounds24.2%
2830, NSW 40.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Just 24.2% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is far below the 40.7% national average. This rate has fallen by 2.6 points since 2011 and is among the lowest for similar areas.

24.2% ▼ -9.7%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.8%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 24.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 5.6% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.3 points since 2011.

5.6% ▲ +31.4%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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 Dubbo Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031103/dubbo-surrounds/topic/mobility-location