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.
Katoomba - Leura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
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.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
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.
Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.
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