42.6% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Nelson Bay Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Nelson Bay Peninsula
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Over 42% of residents in Nelson Bay Peninsula have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area more mobile than most other parts of the country. While many people move into the region, there are far fewer recent arrivals from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 42.6% of people moved house in the five years before the census, which is higher than most areas. This figure is a little above the national average of 40.7% and has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 9.5% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
9.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula/topic/mobility-location