Richmond Valley - Coastal · Sub-region (SA3)

Migration & Movement in Richmond Valley - Coastal

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

Over 41% of people in Richmond Valley - Coastal have moved house in the last five years. This makes the area more mobile than most similar regions, with a growing number of residents arriving since 2011.

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📍 Richmond Valley - Coastal, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Richmond Valley - Coastal sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

41.1% ▲ +4.3%
  • 20.0%–21.8%: 3 areas
  • 21.8%–23.6%: 0 areas
  • 23.6%–25.4%: 3 areas
  • 25.4%–27.1%: 2 areas
  • 27.1%–28.9%: 9 areas
  • 28.9%–30.7%: 14 areas
  • 30.7%–32.5%: 23 areas
  • 32.5%–34.3%: 24 areas
  • 34.3%–36.1%: 40 areas
  • 36.1%–37.9%: 37 areas
  • 37.9%–39.6%: 35 areas
  • 39.6%–41.4%: 35 areas
  • 41.4%–43.2%: 29 areas
  • 43.2%–45.0%: 21 areas
  • 45.0%–46.8%: 18 areas
  • 46.8%–48.6%: 12 areas
  • 48.6%–50.4%: 8 areas
  • 50.4%–52.1%: 9 areas
  • 52.1%–53.9%: 6 areas
  • 53.9%–55.7%: 8 areas
  • 55.7%–57.5%: 1 area
  • 57.5%–59.3%: 2 areas
  • 59.3%–61.1%: 3 areas
  • 61.1%–62.9%: 3 areas
  • 62.9%–64.6%: 0 areas
  • 64.6%–66.4%: 2 areas
  • 66.4%–68.2%: 0 areas
  • 68.2%–70.0%: 3 areas

All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Valley - Coastal — higher than 63% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Richmond Valley - Coastal41.1%
Rest of NSW 37.9%
New South Wales 39.9%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.1% of residents moved here in the last five years, which is higher than most areas. This figure has risen slightly since 2011 and sits just above the New South Wales average of 39.9%.

41.1% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 39.4%
  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 41.1%

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 13.7% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is about the same as the national figure of 14.5%.

13.7% ▲ +21.3%

Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 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 Richmond Valley - Coastal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11201/richmond-valley-coastal/topic/mobility-location