38.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.
Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Migration & Movement in Nowra
How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.
Much higher proportions of overseas arrivals than most similar areas define the movement patterns in Nowra. While 38.1% of the population has changed homes in the last five years, the area's most striking feature is its strong draw for people moving from abroad.
Moving home
People who moved in the last five years.
Around 38.1% of residents moved home in the last five years. This is higher than in most similar areas, although it ever so slightly trails the New South Wales and national figures.
Arrivals from overseas
Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.
Recent arrivals from overseas make up 16.1% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above both the state and national figures.
16.1% ▲ +123.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
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/sal/SAL13039/nowra/topic/mobility-location