38.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Bega · Suburb / Locality
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Nearly 4 in 10 people in Bega have moved house in the last five years, making it a place where new faces are common. This high level of movement is seen alongside a notable number of international arrivals, though these figures remain below the state and national levels.
People who moved in the last five years.
About 38.8% of residents have moved home since 2016. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is a little below the New South Wales figure of 39.9%.
38.8% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent overseas arrivals make up 11.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 14.5% seen across Australia.
11.3% ▲ +75.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality 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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10253/bega/topic/mobility-location