39.3% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Murwillumbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Murwillumbah
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 40% of people in Murwillumbah have changed their home in the last five years. This movement reflects a steady trend, though the area attracts far fewer new arrivals from overseas than other parts of the state.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
About 39.3% of residents moved house in the last five years, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. This is a little below the national average and represents a small drop since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up just 3.9% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This figure is far below the national average of 14.5% and has fallen since 2011.
3.9% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031251/murwillumbah/topic/mobility-location