Macksville - Scotts Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Macksville - Scotts Head

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

More people are moving into Macksville - Scotts Head than in previous years, with 38.2% of residents arriving within the last five years. This shift reflects a growing trend in the area, although it still sees fewer overseas arrivals than the state or national figures.

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📍 Macksville - Scotts Head, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Macksville - Scotts Head sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

38.2% ▲ +12.4%
  • 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 Macksville - Scotts Head — higher than 52% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Macksville - Scotts Head38.2%
2447, NSW 35.0%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 38.2% of people here moved house in the last five years, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This represents a rise of 4.2 percentage points since 2011.

38.2% ▲ +12.4%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.0%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 38.2%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Overseas arrivals make up 10.6% of the population, a figure that has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the 14.9% seen across New South Wales and the 14.5% national average.

10.6% ▲ +84.8%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.7%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 10.6%

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 Macksville - Scotts Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021157/macksville-scotts-head/topic/mobility-location