Katoomba - Leura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Katoomba - Leura

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

Nearly 40% of residents in Katoomba - Leura have changed homes in the last five years. This high level of movement is consistent with trends across New South Wales and Australia, though the area sees far fewer new arrivals from overseas than the national average.

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📍 Katoomba - Leura, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Katoomba - Leura sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

39.7% ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Katoomba - Leura — higher than 58% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Katoomba - Leura39.7%
2780, NSW 39.7%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 39.7% of people moved house since 2016, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.

39.7% ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 38.3%
  • 2016: 40.4%
  • 2021: 39.7%

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

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.6% of the population, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

8.6% ▲ +1.6%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 8.6%

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 Katoomba - Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011452/katoomba-leura/topic/mobility-location