36.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Cessnock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Cessnock
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Few people are moving into Cessnock compared to other parts of the country. About 36.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is well below the national figure of 40.7%. This stability is further reflected in a low number of new overseas arrivals.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
The proportion of people who moved in the last five years rose slightly since 2011 to 36.3%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 7.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This figure has fallen since 2011 and is well below the Australian average of 14.5%.
7.4% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011108/cessnock/topic/mobility-location