40.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Nowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Migration & Movement in Nowra
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
A shifting population defines the daily life of Nowra, where many residents have moved into the area recently. About 40.4% of people have changed their home in the last five years, reflecting a steady pattern of movement into the region.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
More people have moved here in the last five years compared to most similar areas. At 40.4%, this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia, and it has barely changed since 2011.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Overseas arrivals have increased significantly, rising 7.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.7%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.9%.
13.7% ▲ +104.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011278/nowra/topic/mobility-location