47.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Wagga Wagga - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Wagga Wagga - West
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Far more people have moved into Wagga Wagga - West recently than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all residents arrived within the last five years, and one in three of all locals moved here from overseas.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Almost 47.3% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 39.9%. This high rate of movement has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 33% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. This standing is among the highest for similar areas.
33.0% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 Wagga Wagga - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/topic/mobility-location